This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.
Friday, January 13, 2012
1840's/1850's Ball Gown Bodice
From the seller:
This antique Victorian era green and blue silk bust enhancer padded ball gown bodice top dates from the 1850s. It is hand stitched, made of a grayish green sage color silk fabric, with a bright royal blue color ruched gathered silk ruffle trim sleeve cuffs. This beautiful ball gown bodice top, has a rounded scoop low off the shoulder neckline, with a short cap sleeves and a short cropped fitted waist. It is fully lined in a cotton twill fabric, with silk covered cotton padded bust enhancers on the front and brass hook & eye closures on the back. The bodice has a 22 inch waist and 32 inch bust. It is in excellent wearable condition, with only some slight faint age spotting on the inside lining. This a wonderful piece of wearable early Victoriana and a rare find!
From Me:
And in the "what did they do before implants?" category we have this! Although the seller says 1850's, I think - based on the shoulder slope- this is 1840's if not earlier. I do like the splash of blue around the cuff.
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