From the seller:
DATING TO 1880
COMES WITH A NOTE OF OWNER ID ON THE SEPARATE NET RUFFLED MODESTY PIECE
FASHIONED OF A GOLDEN SILK TAFFETA, TWO PIECE IN ITS CONSTRUCTION
THE SKIRT HAS A CREME SILK STAIN FRONT, HEAVILY RUCHED, RUFFLES TRIMMING THE BOTTOM HEM
TOP WAIST IS IN A PLEATED APRON FALLING AT THE SIDES, REAR FALLS IN LONG TAILS WITH SATIN TRIM, FALLING OVER THE TRAINING REAR
THE BODICE IS MOST UNUSUAL, ALWAYS SEEING SOME NEW FEATURE NO MATTER HOW MUCH CLOTHING I HAVE HANDLED. THIS ONE HAS BUTTON HOLES AT EACH SIDE ON THE TOP, BOTTOM IN SINGLE BUTTONS. THE BUTTONS ARE ACTUALLY LINKS FASHIONED OF LACE, THE CLOSING SIDE HAS CELLULOID BUTTONS BENEATH FOR ATTACHING. BOTTOM BUTTONS HAVE A ROSETTE OF LACE THAT FIT AROUND THE BUTTONS, BOTTOM TWO ARE ABSENT
SILK RUFFLES TRIM THE SQUARE CUT NECKLINE, TRIMMING THE CUFFS AS WELL WITH PLEATED FINISH
THE UNDERARMS EACH HAVE A LIGHTENED FADING AS PICTURED WITH SOME SMALL SPLITS IN THE FADING UNDER EACH AS PICTURED - I WOULD REPAIR WITH SOME OF THE FABRIC OF THE SKIRTING,
BUTTONS ARE MISSING THE COVERINGS, BUT NOT NOTICED
THE APRON OF THE SKIRT COULD USE SOME STRENGTHENING STITCHES
SEVERAL SMALL WATER STAINS, SMALL FRAY AT TOP EDGE OF SKIRT IN SOME SMALL POINTS, WITH TWO FRAY BREAKS TO THE APRON TAILS
OTHERWISE EXCELLENT, WEARABLE, A MOST BREATHTAKING VICTORIAN GOWN, WONDERFUL TO HAVE THE HISTORY TO GO ALONG WITH IT
MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES:
BODICE:
BUST:32
WAIST:24
CENTER REAR LENGTH:28
SKIRT:
WAIST:26
FRONT LENGTH:41
REAR LENGTH:57
From Me:
Before anyone asks "Why is this in the 1870's rather than 1880's?!? It says "married in 1880" right there!"; there is no year 0. The zero was invented much later than our current dating system. Therefore, correct dating is Jan 1 1871 to Dec 31 1880 for the 1870's.
Now...the display. The display is wrong and you can really tell how wrong from the back picture. There shouldn't be a bustle at all. The skirt, instead, should pool out behind the lady. More like this:
or this:
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