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.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Young Girl's 1880's Bustle Era Dress
From the seller:
This cute girls bustle dress is made from a dark green silk taffeta with a pink pin stripe making small checks. THe bodice is trimmed with ruched bands of the same fabric, pretty Victorian buttons. The skirt is shirred , it has tucks around the bottom and 2 ruffles around the bottom edge. The skirt has a split about 2 inches on a fold line, the button at the waist in back has torn off leaving a L shaped tear on the waistband. Both pieces have minor spots and small scattered holes, the top has a 1 inch split on the sleeves, both pieces have small scattered spots and small holes. both pieces are lined with brown cotton. It measures 30 1/2 inches around the bust, waist is 28, across the back shoulder is 13 1/4 inches and it's 20 inches long from shoulder to the shorted point in the center. The skirt measures 27 1/2 inches, hips are 41 and it's 28 1/2 inches long.
From Me:
I kinda want to wear something like this for Christmas myself.... It is a dress designed for a young miss (teenager) however.
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It's darling! I'd love to put my niece into a dress like this. (Oops, grand-niece. Where has the time gone?)
ReplyDeleteI wish the seller had put a pillow beneath the back of the dress to show off the bustle. It looks like it would have been quite the dress!
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