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.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Edwardian Fancy Dress
From the seller:
This antique Victorian era M.A. McNally blue velvet silver lamé embroidered peasant dress dates from 1900. It is made of a teal blue velvet fabric, with silver lamé metallic ball tassel trim edging and white cotton batiste fabric sleeves with colorful figural cross stitching embroidery work sleeves. This pretty peasant style bohemian Hungarian Czech folk costume dress has a form fitting bodice, with stays boning sewn inside, a white cotton batiste gathered drawstring neckline, long full puffy billowing bishop style sleeves and hook closures down the front. There is a "M. A. McNally New York label waistband inside. The dress measures 48 inches long, with 34 inch hips, a 22 inch waist and 32 inch bust. It is in good wearable condition, with only a few missing loose silver tassel ball trimmings. This is a wonderful piece of wearable early bohemian peasant textile folk art!
From Me:
Fancy Dress! This is one of those lovely Edwardian example of looks simple from the outside but ridiculously and needlessly complicated on the inside.
Labels:
1900s,
20th Century,
dress,
Edwardian,
womens
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