From the seller:
BEAUTIFUL & INTRICATELY DETAILED, HANDMADE VINTAGE VICTORIAN / EDWARDIAN, FINE COTTON LAWN /BATISTE LONG DRESS / GOWN DECORATED WITH ORNATE, GOTHIC FLORAL EMBROIDERY & CUTWORK DETAIL WITH SCALLOPED, FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE-TRIMMED EDGE - THIS ORNAMENTATION IS FOUND ON THE BODICE'S LARGE WING-LIKE "SHAWL" SHOULDER PANELS, ON THE THREE-QUARTER LENGTH SLEEVES, AND IN IT'S FULL 18" HIGH PATTERN AROUND THE ENTIRE PERIMETER OF THE SKIRT. BODICE FEATURES INSET HORIZONTAL FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE PANELS & FEATURES AN ORNATELY EMBROIDERED CUTWORK LACE WAISTBAND. GOWN IS FURTHER ACCENTED ON SKIRT FRONT & BACK WITH MULTIPLE PERFECTLY EXECUTED VERTICAL PLEATS. A BEAUTIFUL PIECE TO RESTORE, STUDY, DISPLAY OR SALVAGE FOR IT'S BEAUTIFUL ORNATE EMBROIDERY / CUTWORK DETAIL, LACE, & PLEATING DETAILED FINE COTTON LAWN BATISTE - A TREASURE TROVE OF MATERIALS FOR OTHER PROJECTS, BEING SOLD "AS IS".
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS BEAUTIFUL GOWN WAS ORIGINALLY BLACK - POSSIBLY INTENDED AS A MOURNING GARMENT? - OR WAS ORIGINALLY WHITE & DYED BLACK. EITHER WAY, IT IS A GORGEOUS, DETAILED PIECE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE IN IT'S ORIGINAL CONDITION, HOWEVER IT NOW HAS SOME HOLES IN THE INSET LACE PANELS, BREAKS IN THE CUTWORK - SEVERAL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH SMALL HAND REPAIRS, A COUPLE OF HOLES IN THE COTTON LAWN, ETC & IS BEING OFFERED "AS IS" FOR PATTERN, STUDY, DISPLAY OR SALVAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL ORNATE EMBROIDERY / CUTWORK DETAIL, LACE, & PLEATING DETAILED FINE COTTON LAWN BATISTE, FLORAL PATTERNED LACE FOR OTHER PROJECTS SUCH AS DOLL CLOTHES. - A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THIS GOWN'S CONDITION WITH PHOTO REFERENCES CAN BE FOUND BELOW UNDER "CONDITION".
MADE FROM A VERY FINE, THIN COTTON LAWN /BATISTE, THIS GOWN IS SOMEWHAT SHEER & WAS PROBABLY INTENDED TO BE WORN OVER A SLIP - THIS GOWN IS SHOWN HERE OVER A PLAIN WHITE DRESS TO BEST SHOW CUTWORK & LACE DETAIL. THE LONG WHITE DRESS IS NOT INCLUDED.
THIS DRESS MEASURES APPROXIMATELY (MEASURED FLAT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, FASTENED AS SHOWN) BUST - 34" / WAIST - 23.5" / HIP - 48". SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILED MEASUREMENTS.
CONSTRUCTION:
BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED & WELL-PROPORTIONED DRESS WITH GRACEFUL SILHOUETTE FEATURING DEFINED WAIST WITH SUBTLE FULLNESS AT HIP DUE TO MULTIPLE VERTICAL PLEATS THAT IS SLIGHTLY FULLER IN CENTER BACK SUGGESTING SLIGHT BUSTLE EFFECT (PLEASE SEE LEFT SIDE PHOTO IN PICTURE #1 OF DRESS FRONT ON HANGER & TOP ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF DRESS BACK ON HANGER - ALSO TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE # 3 OF DRESS FRONT LAID FLAT & BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF DRESS BACK LAID FLAT)
BODICE IS MADE FROM TWO TRAPEZOID-SHAPED CENTER PANELS OF COTTON LAWN / BATISTE ACCENTED ON BOTH FRONT & BACK WITH SEVEN INSET HORIZONTAL PANELS OF .5" HIGH FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE - WITH AN ADDITIONAL PANEL ACROSS SHOULDERS. ROUNDED HIGH "JEWEL" NECKLINE IS BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED WITH TINY ROLLED HEM.(PLEASE SEE TOP ROW SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 OF BODICE FRONT CENTER PANEL & TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OFOF BODICE BACK CENTER PANEL)
BODICE'S LACE-INSET CENTER PANELS ARE FLANKED ON EACH SIDE WITH FANTASTIC LARGE WING-LIKE "SHAWL" PANELS THAT BEGIN GENTLY GATHERED INTO ORNATE LACE WAISTBAND IN FRONT, EXTEND UP AND OVER THE SHOULDERS & TERMINATE IN SAME GENTLY GATHERED FASHION AT THE LACE WAISTBAND IN BACK. EACH "WING" IS ORNATELY DECORATED WITH THE GOTHIC FLORAL EMBROIDERY & CUTWORK DETAILING, ENTIRELY TRIMMED WITH SCALLOPED-EDGED FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE, AND EACH MEASURE ABOUT 14.25" LONG FROM SHOULDER TO WAIST x ABOUT 8.5" AT WIDEST POINT ACROSS SHOULDERS. SHAWL/WING DETAILS ARE ATTACHED VERTICALLY TO CENTER BODICE PANELS AND INTO WAISTBAND, FALLING FREELY OVER SHOULDERS & CAN BE DRAWN BACK AS SEEN IN TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5. (PLEASE SEE CENTER PHOTO IN PICTURE #1, TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2, TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 & TOP ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 OF FRONT BODICE DETAIL & TOP ROW PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4, OF BACK BODICE DETAIL)
THREE QUARTER LENGTH SLEEVES ARE ALSO DECORATED WITH THE GOTHIC FLORAL EMBROIDERY & CUTWORK DETAILING, TRIMMED WITH SCALLOPED-EDGED FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE, AND ALTHOUGH SHOULDERS ARE COVERED BY "WINGS", THE SHOULDERS ARE SLIGHTLY "PUFFED" WHERE THEY ARE EXPERTLY ATTACHED TO BODICE. SLEEVES MEASURE ABOUT 17" LONG FROM SHOULDER TO LACE AND ABOUT 5.5" ACROSS / 11" TOTAL CIRCUMFERENCE (PLEASE SEE LEFT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #3 OF SLEEVE)
WAIST IS DEFINED WITH ORNATELY EMBROIDERED CUTWORK/OPENWORK LACE WAISTBAND MEASURING ABOUT 2.75" HIGH (PLEASE SEE LEFT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #3 & RIGHT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #5 OF LACE WAISTBAND FRONT & LEFT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4 & TOP ROW SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF LACE WAISTBAND BACK)
DRESS SKIRT FEATURES A SERIES OF METICULOUSLY EXECUTED VERTICAL TUCK PLEATS TO ADD FULLNESS TO SKIRT WITHOUT ADDING BULK TO HIP AREA - I COUNTED TWENTY-FOUR VERTICAL PLEATS IN FRONT AND ABOUT 36 IN BACK WHERE THEY ARE MORE CONCENTRATED IN CENTER BACK, CREATING MORE FULLNESS THAT SUGGESTS A SLIGHT BUSTLE EFFECT. PLEATS EXTEND DOWN ABOUT 8" FROM WAISTBAND (PLEASE SEE CENTER PHOTO IN PICTURE #1, RIGHT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #2, TOP RIGHT PHOTOS IN PICTURES #2, TOP ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO & BOTTOM ROW CENTER PHOTOS IN PICTURE #3 & RIGHT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #5 OF SKIRT FRONT PLEATS - AND RIGHT SIDE PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4, BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO & SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTOS IN PICTURE #5 OF SKIRT BACK PLEATS)
ENTIRE PERIMETER OF SKIRT'S BOTTOM EIGHTEEN INCHES IS DECORATED WITH FULL EXPRESSION OF GOTHIC FLORAL EMBROIDERY & CUTWORK /OPENWORK DETAILING & ENTIRELY TRIMMED WITH .5" HIGH SCALLOPED-EDGED FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE (PLEASE SEE RIGHT SIDE PHOTO IN PICTURE #1, BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 & BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #3 OF EMBROIDERY/CUTWORK CLOSE-UP, TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #2 & BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4 OF FRONT & BACK OF SKIRT BOTTOM)
DRESS HAS 23.5" LONG VERTICAL TAILORED PLACKET DOWN CENTER BACK WITH TWENTY SETS OF TINY HOOK & EYE FASTENERS TO CLOSE. TOP SET OF HOOK & EYE FASTENERS ARE MISSING AND 3RD & 7TH HOOKS ARE LOOSE. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANTIQUE CLOTHING, BE CAREFUL FASTENING & UNFASTENING THE HOOKS & EYES AS THESE ARE STRESS POINTS - I ALWAYS USE MAGNIFYING GLASSES AND A PATIENT, GENTLE TOUCH! (PLEASE SEE BOTH TOP ROW PHOTOS, BOTTOM LEFT PHOTOS IN PICTURE #4 & TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF BODICE BACK CLOSED & BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #5 OF DRESS COMPLETELY UNFASTENED DOWN CENTER BACK)
FABRIC:
THIS DRESS IS MADE FROM A BEAUTIFUL, WHISPER THIN COTTON - WHAT I BELIEVE IS CALLED LAWN OR BATISTE - IT IS SEMI-SHEER, VERY SOFT & BLACK IN COLOR. THIS DRESS IS UNLINED WAS PHOTOGRAPHED OVER A LONG PLAIN WHITE V-NECK DRESS (THAT IS NOT INCLUDED) TO BETTER SHOW DETAIL.
THE .5" HIGH INSET LACE AND .5" HIGH SCALLOPED-EDGE LACE MAY BE MACHINE MADE. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE LACE IS MADE FROM - ALL OF THE LACE IS THE SAME BLACK COLOR AS THE DRESS.
MEASUREMENTS: THIS DRESS WAS MEASURED FLAT FROM SIDE TO SIDE, FASTENED AS SHOWN :
TOTAL LENGTH: MEASURED FLAT FROM TOP TO BOTTOM - 1S APPROXIMATELY 53" LONG
BUST: MEASURED FLAT FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNDER ARMS - IS APPROXIMATELY 17" OR 34" TOTAL
WAIST: MEASURED FLAT & FASTENED FROM SIDE TO SIDE ACROSS WAISTBAND - IS APPROXIMATELY 11.75" OR 23.5" TOTAL
HIP: MEASURED FLAT FROM SIDE TO SIDE ABOUT 25" DOWN FROM WAIST WITH PLEATS GENTLY SPREAD - IS APPROXIMATELY 24" 0R 48" TOTAL
SHOULDER: MEASURED FLAT FROM SHOULDER SEAM TO SHOULDER SEAM IS APPROXIMATELY 14"
SLEEVE: MEASURED FLAT ALONG TOP FROM SHOULDER TO LACE TRIM - IS APPROXIMATELY 17" LONG
CONDITION:
THIS VINTAGE EDWARDIAN /VICTORIAN ERA DRESS HAS BEEN HAND-LAUNDERED, PRESSED & IS ODOR-FREE IN WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS GOOD TO FAIR CONDITION FOR A PIECE OF THIS AGE - IT COULD POSSIBLY BE REPAIRED & WORN (ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE MORE OF A "PUNK VINTAGE GIRL") OR WORN AS A COSTUME- BUT IT'S REAL VALUE MAY BE IN IT'S SALVAGEABLE MATERIALS - THE BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERED CUTWORK /OPENWORK DETAIL WITH IT'S UNUSUAL GOTHIC FLORAL MOTIF, THE FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE, & SECTIONS OF MULTI-PLEATED FINE COTTON LAWN BATISTE COULD BE USED FOR OTHER PROJECTS OR STUDIED FOR THEIR AMAZING EXECUTION BY ANYONE INTERESTED IN SEWING OR FASHION DESIGN.
WHILE THERE ARE SOME HANDS REPAIRS AND BREAKS FOUND IN THE EMBROIDERY/CUTWORK & EACH TOP LACE INSET ON THE BODICE FRONT & BACK SHOW DEFINITE HOLES WITH OCCASIONAL HOLES NOTICED IN LOWER INSETS, THERE IS A LOT OF USEFUL MATERIAL ON THIS DRESS. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FLAWS FOUND ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH PHOTO REFERENCES BELOW:
THIS VINTAGE EDWARDIAN /VICTORIAN ERA DRESS HAS BEEN HAND-LAUNDERED, PRESSED & IS ODOR-FREE IN WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS GOOD TO FAIR CONDITION FOR A PIECE OF THIS AGE - IT COULD POSSIBLY BE REPAIRED & WORN (ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE MORE OF A "PUNK VINTAGE GIRL") OR WORN AS A COSTUME- BUT IT'S REAL VALUE MAY BE IN IT'S SALVAGEABLE MATERIALS - THE BEAUTIFUL EMBROIDERED CUTWORK /OPENWORK DETAIL WITH IT'S UNUSUAL GOTHIC FLORAL MOTIF, THE FLORAL-PATTERNED LACE, & SECTIONS OF MULTI-PLEATED FINE COTTON LAWN BATISTE COULD BE USED FOR OTHER PROJECTS OR SIMPLY STUDIED FOR THEIR AMAZING EXECUTION BY ANYONE INTERESTED IN SEWING OR FASHION DESIGN. IN GENERAL, THIS DRESS IS UNWEARABLE! IT WAS JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL TO BE THROWN AWAY, SO IT IS BEING OFFERED "AS IS" FOR PATTERN, STUDY, DISPLAY OR SALVAGE OF THE BEAUTIFUL MATERIALS. WHILE THERE ARE SOME HANDS REPAIRS AND BREAKS FOUND IN THE EMBROIDERY/CUTWORK & EACH TOP LACE INSET ON THE BODICE FRONT & BACK SHOW DEFINITE HOLES WITH OCCASIONAL HOLES NOTICED IN LOWER INSETS, THERE IS A LOT OF USEFUL MATERIAL ON THIS DRESS. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FLAWS FOUND ARE DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH PHOTO REFERENCES BELOW:
SMALL HAND REPAIR ON RIGHT SHOULDER AT SEAM - WHICH IS COVERED BY SHAWL/WING DETAIL WHEN WORN (PLEASE SEE TOP LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) SMALL HAND REPAIR JUST BELOW NECKLINE JUST LEFT OF CENTER FRONT WITH BREAKS IN TOP LACE INSET (PLEASE SEE TOP ROW SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) TWO SMALL HAND REPAIRS IN SKIRT FRONT ABOUT 17" UP FROM BOTTOM/9' FROM LEFT SIDE SEAM (PLEASE SEE TOP CENTER PHOTO IN PICTURE #6)
VERTICAL SPLIT WITH TWO SMALLER HOLES JUST BELOW NECKLINE IN BACK RIGHT ABOUT 1.5" FROM CENTER (PLEASE SEE TOP ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) TEAR IN SKIRT BACK ABOUT 9" UP FROM BOTTOM NEAR CENTER (PLEASE SEE TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) AND HORIZONTAL HAND REPAIR IN 12" SECTION IN SKIRT BACK NEAR CENTER ABOUT 2" UP FROM HEM WITH SCATTERED BREAKS IN CUTWORK & A COUPLE OF HOLES NEAR BOTTOM (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6)
TINY HOLE IN SKIRT FRONT BETWEEN PLEATS LOCATED ABOUT 6.25" BELOW WAIST / 6.5" FROM LEFT SIDE SEAM (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM CENTER PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) AND SLIGHT WHITISH MARK / DISCOLORATION NOTICED ABOUT 11" BELOW WAISTBAND / 7" FROM LEFT SIDE SEAM OF SKIRT FRONT (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6)
A COUPLE OF HOLES LOCATED 3.5" UP FROM BOTTOM / 11.5" FROM LEFT SIDE SEAM OF SKIRT FRONT, AND A WELL-DISGUISED HORIZONTAL HAND REPAIR WITHIN EMBROIDERY CUTWORK ON SKIRT FRONT BELOW LOCATED ABOUT 2" UP FROM BOTTOM ( PLEASE SEE BOTTOM ROW SECOND FROM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6) AND A BREAK IN THE OPENWORK WITH A COUPLE OF SMALL HOLES ON SKIRT FRONT BOTTOM RIGHT ABOUT 2" UP FROM BOTTOM /7" FROM RIGHT SIDE SEAM (PLEASE SEE BOTTOM LEFT PHOTO IN PICTURE #6)
BREAKS/HOLES IN BACK BODICE TOP LEFT HORIZONTAL LACE INSET (PLEASE SEE TOP RIGHT PHOTO IN PICTURE #4)
I HAVE DONE MY BEST TO ACCURATELY DESCRIBE & PHOTOGRAPH THE CONDITION OF THIS VINTAGE EDWARDIAN /VICTORIAN DRESS. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE TEXTILE PIECE, EXPERTLY DESIGNED & CONSTRUCTED WITH METICULOUS HAND DETAILING, FROM FINE MATERIALS, AN AUTHENTIC PIECE OF FASHION HISTORY THAT IS WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PERFECT CONDITION ITEM, THIS IS NOT FOR YOU.
THIS BEAUTIFUL DETAILED BLACK EDWARDIAN/VICTORIAN ERA GOWN WITH ORNATE EMBROIDERY, CUTWORK & LACE INSETS IS BEING OFFERED AT A REASONABLE STARTING PRICE WITH NO RESERVE. SOLD "AS IS".
PLEASE EMAIL ME WITH ANY & ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING AS THERE ARE NO RETURNS ON VINTAGE ITEMS.
ITEMS ARE BEING OFFERED FROM A NON-SMOKING, DANDER-FREE HOME! SOLD "AS IS"!
From Me:
I'm not sure how this is "gothic". I don't see anything medieval about it. Yes, I know, she meant "goth" but even then...because it's black? If anything, I'd say possibly Lolita goth but it's vintage so....
Mourning! :-)
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