TWO WORTH BODICES & UNPICKED SKIRT, PARIS, LATE 1880s-1900

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  • Lot: 258
  • September 15th, 2021- Annual Fall Sale
  • Bellows Falls, VT
1 bone silk faille evening bodice, elbow length sleeve w/ puffed SH & rows of graduated faux pearls to cuffs w/ double looped ribbon knot, CF lacing, late 1880s, label "Worth", B 38", W 25.5", L 15-20", (faille overlayer removed at right CF, bead loss & damage, scattered tiny spot stains & holes) good; 2-pc gown in tromp l’eau undulating black ribbon motif on cream silk ground w/pastel floral buds & florals, fitted bodice w/ shaped W, ribbon pattern manipulated at back & into collar, 2-pc sleeve w/ sligt SH puff, unpicked skirt, late 1890s, label "Worth", B 38", W 30", L 19" (large stains, shattering at underarms, left SS open, minor shattering throughout) skirt W 132", L 44-47", (completely unpicked, uneven & raw, areas shattering/ tears) for salvage.

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  • Category: Womens Evening
  • Era: 1890-1920

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