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.
Sunday, August 23, 2015
1870's Pink and Light Coffee Colored Silk Dress
From the seller:
Extravagant ladies reception gown dating to the third quarter of the 19thc. Museum deaccession. In a taupe silk. Fitted bodice with fancy tab detailing and contrasting button up waist cincher in the pink damask, this same damask repeated on front apron of skirt and backing all bows and ribbon streamers. Layers of bias cut ruffles at hem and train, decorative buttons thru out. Not perfect in as found condition the silk is a bit dry and there are some breaks small to larger on both sides of skirt, some loose stitching to bows and trim. Still a looker! and displays well, the petticoat used here was too large for the period, sorry, and also might have even needed a bit of bustle pad.
MEASUREMENTS: Bodice has 36" chest, 24" waist, and 18" sleeves. Skirt has a 22" waist, and measures 42" in the front, 63" in the back.
From Me:
I'm glad the seller admitted that the petticoat was wrong for the period. This is an early Natural Form dress. My guess is right at 1876 based on the neckline and the fullness of the skirt. Although the seller calls the color taupe, it looks like a coffee with too much cream in the photos to me. My guess this is more individual perception rather than the camera being bad (which we've seen happen!). I think this would be a drool worthy project if anyone was looking for a neat dress to do for the Historical Sew Monthly Brown challenge.
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