TWO SILK TAFFETA DAY DRESSES, MID 1850s

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  • Lot: 204
  • April 26th, 2023 - Spring Vintage Spectacular
  • Bellows Falls, VT
1 plaid & striped silk taffeta w/ guipure forest green lace collar & sleeve applique & edging, inner bodice lining of cotton, brass hook & eye closure, wool hemsaver, glazed cotton hem facing, B 39.5", W 30", L 56", (small shatters esp. to black threads, underarm stains, W closures altered, 1" tear at W placket) fair-good; 1 brown stripe & chine silk taffeta w/ fringed ribbon & velvet spot motif, piped collar, armscye, W & at attached bertha, lined in fine glazed cotton, B 33.5", W 24", L 55", (shattering, lining damaged, two 3" patches CF B, light staining, 1.5" fusible patch CF W, underarm stains, 1.5" partially undone pleating CF W, 3" & 2.25" seam openings left bodice seams, few missing closures) fair.

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  • Price Realized: $ 812.5
  • Category: Womens Day
  • Era: 1850-1890

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