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.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Blue 1870's Dress
From the seller:
Nice old dress in not such nice condtion! A tealy blue skirt and bodice. The fabric is stained and old but has some interesting features. at some point supenders were added? This came from an estate with clothes dating to the 1840's, not sure about the date on this. Could be something that was reworked?
Please see all the images and don’t hesitate to ask question.
Measures:
Waist
Skirt: 24”
Bodice:23 ¾”
Bodice bust: 34”
Length: 42”
Length of back 72”
Sleeves: 15”
Across the top of the shoulders: 18”
From Me:
I would *love* to see this displayed properly with a bustle.
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Drool, drool, more drool! Even badly displayed, I love it!
ReplyDeleteWe need to donate a decent bustle to these vendors. ;-)
Heck, putting a small pillow - or even a bunch of plastic bags inside one another- would help!
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