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Lot 29
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Collection of Nine Bed Jackets and Chemises, 1850-1900
This lot includes nine bed jackets and chemises.
THE FIRST
White cotton bed jacket with paisley eyelet trimmed top yoke and collar, cuffed long sleeves, and center front button closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGW.145.1860
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 46"
Waist: 55"
Hips: 64"
Length (underarm to hem): 38.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 28.5"
THE SECOND
White cotton bed jacket with collar and full sleeves trimmed in eyelet lace, front upper bodice pin tucking detail, and front button closures. There are a couple of handwritten names and numbers along the back neckline, likely from collection accessioning.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: OGW.148.1890
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 15"
Chest: 45"
Waist: 55"
Hips: 70"
Length (underarm to hem): 39.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 29"
THE THIRD
White cotton chemise with pin tuck pleating and eyelet trim along the neckline and sleeves. The owner's name (illegible) is stamped on the interior back neckline.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: OGW.147.1890
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 18.75"
Chest: 45.5"
Waist: 62"
Hips: 76"
Length (underarm to hem): 26.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 32"
THE FOURTH
White cotton chemise with box neckline trimmed in white cotton eyelet lace, front gathered and pleated neckline and flared hemline. "Mary B. (illegible)" is handwritten on the interior right front neckline opening.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGW.142.c1860
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 12"
Chest: 35"
Waist: 42"
Hips: 55"
Length (underarm to hem): 28"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 10"
THE FIFTH
White cotton A-line chemise with eyelet trim and shirred front button down bib.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGW.031.1860
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 12"
Chest: 39"
Waist: 54"
Hips: 66"
Length (underarm to hem): 30.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 9.5"
THE SIXTH
White cotton thin strap chemise trimmed with white lace and embellished with pink embroidery on the front chest, and front buttoned crotch strap.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 12.5"
Chest: 36"
Waist: 37.5"
Hips: 47"
Length (underarm to hem): 28"
THE SEVENTH
White cotton pull-over chemise with crocheted lace box neckline and armhole detail, and front pleated with crocheted lace applique.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 13"
Chest: 35"
Waist: 32.25"
Hips: 44.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 29.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 8"
THE EIGHTH
White cotton bed jacket trimmed with eyelet lace and pin tuck pleats down the front, full sleeves, ruffled hem, and center front button closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 15"
Chest: 36"
Waist: 35"
Hips: 46.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 46"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 31.5"
THE NINTH
White cotton short sleeve chemise with eyelet trim along the neckline and sleeve hems, and front button closure.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGW.142.1868
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 12.5"
Chest: 42"
Waist: 47"
Hips: 60"
Length (underarm to hem): 37"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 14.25"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia


















