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.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Awesome looking 1890's bodice
From the seller:
Soft silk velvet and satin ladies Victorian bodice with pink check silk lining. Front hook and eye, full puff sleeves. In excellent antique, uncleaned condition. Chest measures 34", waist 24", sleeves 21", length from shoulders 23".
From Me
This looks like it might have been a fancy dress bodice. The styling is vaguely similar to Elizabethan in the trim placement -something the late Victorians loved to emulate. Personally, I like it for the collar and the lining. :-)
Labels:
1890s,
19th Century,
bodice,
Victorian,
womens
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