DATING TO THE 1850’S
THIS DRESS IS TWO PIECE IN CONSTRUCTION AND IS SEWN FULLY BY HAND
THE BODICE HAS A LACE TRIMMED BAND COLLAR AT THE TOP WITH BEAUTIFUL RUCHED GATHERING RUNNING FROM THE PIPED SEAM ON THE SHOULDER WITH FULLNESS DOWN THE FRONT AND HEAVY RUCHED GATHERING ON THE BOTTOM CENTER FRONT WITH THE BOTTOM EDGE FULLY PIPED
SLEEVES ARE SET OFF THE SHOULDER WITH PIPING TRIMMING THE ARM HOLE AND PIPING ATOP THE DOUBLE RUFFLES
A REMOVEABLE LONG SLEEVE IS STITCHED IN ON THE INNER TOP SEAM WITH FULLNESS TO THE CENTER SLEEVE AND A PIPED BAND AT THE WRIST WITH RUFFLE AT THE END
INTERIOR IS LINED IN LINEN WITH HAND HAMMERED BRASS HOOK AND EYE CLOSURE
SKIRT CLOSES IN THE REAR WITH THE INTERIOR UNLINED. LINEN IS LINING THE INNER WAISTBAND ONLY
TRIPLE TIERED FLOUNCED SKIRTING IN BEAUTIFUL ROWS AND PAISLEY PATTERNS TRIMS THE BOTTOM WITH THE INNER BOTTOM SWEEP IN THE SPRIG PRINT COTTON AND LINED IN LINEN ON THE INNER BOTTOM EDGE HEM
CONDITION: THIS GOWN IS SOLD AS IT WAS ACQUIRED AND COULD USE SOME MINOR RESTORATION
THERE IS A FINGERTIP HOLE ASIDE THE RIGHT UNDERARM ON THE CHEST AREA, NOTE THE IMAGE.
THE LONG SLEEVES ARE HEAVILY CHEWED ALL AROUND THE TOP BENEATH THE RUFFLES AND I PERSONALLY WOULD REMOVE AND STEAL SOME FABRIC FROM THE INNER BOTTOM HEM OF THE SKIRT TO MAKE THE REPAIRS, NONE THE WISER.
THE OUTER RUFFLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE HAVE SOME SMALL BREAKAGE TO THE FRONT AS WELL AND WILL NEED SOME SELECTIVE PATCHING.
AN ERASER SIZED FRAY IS ON THE CUFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH A SMALL SPLIT AT THE SEAM ON THE REAR LOW BACK
THE SKIRT NEEDS THE HOOKS REMOVED AS THEY ARE RUSTING. A TWO INCH INNER PLEAT WAS TAKEN ON EACH SIDE AND AROUND THE REAR TO SHORTEN THE LENGTH
THERE ARE FOUR HOLES TO THE BOTTOM FLOUNCE WITH ONE SLICE THAT RUNS VERTICAL THAT IS PICTURED, SMALL REPAIRS WOULD NOT SHOW.
SIX INCHES OF THE BOTTOM FLOUNCE HAVE COME FREE AT THE SEAM AND NEEDS TO BE STITCHED BACK
THERE IS A THUMBPRINT OF RUST STAINING ON THE BOTTOM RUFFLE THAT IS HARD TO NOTE
SUCH A WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL PRINT 1850’S SUMMER GOWN
MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES:
CHEST: 34
WAIST: 24
SHOULDERS SEAM TO SEAM: 17
SLEEVE LENGTH: 26
CENTER REAR LENGTH: 15 1/2
SKIRT:
WAIST: 24
FRONT LENGTH: 43
REAR LENGTH: 46
BOTTOM SWEEP: 120
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