THIS OUTFIT IS PROBABLY CIVIL WAR PERIOD. IT IS ALL HANDMADE. EACH PIECE HAS FADED DIFFERENTLY. THE SKIRT IS BRIGHTER. THE TOP SHOWS SOME WEAR, BUT I WOULD SAY IN EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR IT'S AGE. THERE ARE NO TEARS, AND I DO NOT SEE ANY HOLES. THE SKIRT HAS SEVERAL TINY HOLES AND SOME STAINING. I TRIED TO CAPTURE THE STAINING IN PICTURE #8. THE STAINING IS SUBTLE. THERE ARE NO TEARS. THE TOP IS VERY SMALL. THE MEASUREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
TOP: ARMS 18" ------ SHOULDERS 13" ----- WAIST 21 1/2" LATERAL LENGTH OF TOP AT LONGEST POINT ----12"
SKIRT: WAIST ---- 27" LENGTH --- 37"
From Me:
I *think* this is was a late Regency/early Romantic dress that got remade to follow the fashions of the 1840's. It explains why the bodice is still high but the styling is very 1840's.
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