PINK & CHARTREUSE BALLGOWN, 1888

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  • Lot: 2
  • November 2009 Museum Fashion & Textile Sale
  • New York City
Floral pink silk damask bodice, pink brocade chiffon over bodice top & shoulders, chartreuse velvet short balloon sleeves & bodice trim, skirt pink silk satin overlaid w/ pink brocade chiffon, wide chartreuse velvet belt, Sh-Sh 10.25", B 32", W 22", Skirt L 39"-43", (bodice side seams have small piece added to enlarge, easily removed) excellent. Provenance: worn by Mary E. Rusk, daughter of 1st US Secretary of Agriculture, to Benjamin Harrisons Innaugural Ball, January, 1889.

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  • Price Realized: $ 540
  • Category: Womens
  • Era: 1850-1890
  • Condition: Excellent

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