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, August 18, 2014
Plaid 1870's Outfit
From the seller:
This is a beautiful authentic 1800's ladies 3 piece skirts and jacket. The fabric is heavy and sturdy not fragile and is like a heavy linen or grossgrain. There is a long skirt with a tapered back and an overskirt that is approx. knee length. There is a jacket that has the big bell sleeves and and a tapered tail back side. There are two rows of buttons down the back that look to be good replacements as well as the fronts. The button holes and hooks for everything still work well. The skirts still have wonderful large original hooks. The underskirt has a layer of black lining about 10" up from the hem. The dress has some very small repairs here and there, but done very nicely. The waist of the skirts and jacket is 27" so a size small (without a corset). The fabric colors are black, tan, red, moss green and blue. The colors are still in good cond. with no fading. The last picture show the silk lining on the inside of the sleeves. This would be fantastic on a dress form or for a reenactment. Thanks for looking.
From Me:
Early 1870's based on the waistline and details. Robin, it's plaid!!!!
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