THREE PIECE WOOL & SILK VISITING ENSEMBLE, CHICAGO, c. 1878

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  • Lot: 162
  • September 25th, 2024 - End of Summer Elegance
  • Bellows Falls, Vermont
3-pc visiting ensemble c/o wool & silk blend trained visiting dress w/ purple silk taffeta applied collar, CF, cuff band, bows & tabs to hem, covered barrel bead CF closures & in decorative rows, ribbed silk dolman style cape w/ pleated satin ribbon striped hem & bead passementerie w/ fringed edging, lined in silk taffeta, black silk velvet bonnet w/ wired black french jet passementerie & ecru ribbed silk ribbon panache, cape label “Field, Leiter & Co, Chicago, Ill.”, dress B 32”, W 22", L 55", (0.5" seam opening W, sm holes skirt, damaged sweat right underarm, minor discoloration/wear), cape SH-SH 16”, L 42”, (shattering interior button placket, light wear), bonnet 7” x 8” x 3”, (light imprinting around beads, minor bead loss) Valentine Museum. Excellent

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  • Price Realized: $ 937.5
  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: 1850-1890

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