From the seller:
DATING TO THE VICTORIAN 19TH C
FASHIONED OF A HIGH SHINING BLACK SILK SATIN
THE BODICE IN SLATTED FASHION, FULL BUSTLE IN THE REAR
CUT VELVET IN FLORAL PATTERNS TRIMS THE FRONT
BOB BUTTONS CLOSE, EACH BEADED IN THE TOP CENTER WITH PORTIONS OF THE FLORAL VELVET BEADED
BEADED BOB DANGLES TRIM THE SIDES OF THE BODICE
THE SKIRT IN SILK SATIN THRU THE FRONT, IN POINTS WITH MATCHING GOLDEN BEAD BOB DANGLES TRIMMING
THE SIDES OF THE SKIRTING IN MATCHING CUTWORK VELVET, AGAIN HIGHLIGHTED WITH GOLDEN BEADS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOTE!!…THE VELVET ON THE SIDES OF THE SKIRTING IS WEAK AND BREAKING ALL OVER. NOT THE SATIN OR BOB DANGLES, BUT THE FLORAL VELVET ON THE SIDES….I SUSPECT WATER DAMAGE
THE REAR WAS EITHER NEVER FINISHED, OR MORE LIKELY THE FABRIC WAS USED FOR ANOTHER PIECE
POLISHED COTTON SKIRT BASE SEEN, THERE IS A SLEEVE FOR BONING BUT NONE FOUND.
MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES:
BODICE:
CHEST: 32
WAIST: 23
LENGTH: 27
SKIRT:
WAIST: 24
LENGTH: 40
From Me:
Ladies and Gentlemen, no drool on the dress, please.
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1884 Fashion Plate via the Bartos Collection |
Drool, drool (from a safe distance)! I adore the 1880s.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! but am confused what "slatted fashion" is. Never heard that term before.
ReplyDeleteVal
Slatted means long narrow strips (probably the fabric on the front) or it could refer to the boning in the bodice. My guess is the seller is really a woodworker and didn't know how to describe it.
DeleteI guess that's as good a description since I can't think of another word to describe it. :)
Deleteval
Yummy!!
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