SILK VELVET & TAFFETA AFTERNOON DRESS, LATE 1880s

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  • Lot: 156
  • Spring Sartorial Surprise - Visions of Vintage, May, 2022
  • Sturbridge, MA
2-pc w/ burgundy silk velvet bodice w/ double silk satin scalloped reveres over cream silk satin stock collar & CF panel w/ chemical lace overlay, reveres, peplum & cuffs all edged in manipulated bias band, Burgundy silk taffeta skirt w/ broad shaped velvet overlay about hem, double box & knife pleated hem ruffle, missing original overskirt, c. 1905, B 46.75", W 32.75", L 20.75", skirt W 29.5", L 43.5"-52.5", (interior bodice W line, skirt W band & collar modified w/ velcro, petersham removed, 0.75" stain at W, sm hole top left SH closure, fusible canvas added to lining uppermost 14" of skirt, shattering at lap, tear below CB W band, hem worn/dirty) bodice good, skirt fair; t/w black silk faille bodice w/ silk passementerie

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  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: Missing Era

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