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Lot 47
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$500 -
700
Price Realized
$375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three Silk Bodices, 1840s
This lot includes three bodices.
THE FIRST
Blue silk quilted satin and polka dot jacquard short sleeve bodice with banded collar and hook and eye closures at center front and back.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.045.1840
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 12.5"
Chest: 31"
Waist: 2"
Length (underarm to hem): 7.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 13"
THE SECOND
Maroon silk satin plaid jacquard long sleeve bodice with pleated front detail, covered oval shaped buttons, and center back hook and eye closures. Attached tag reads: "This bodice belonged to Mrs. Kerr my great grand aunt. She brought up my grandmother till she married. She was first a Miss Hay and married twice. / 1st Mrs. Halden / 2nd Mrs. Kerr" The back reads: "Mrs. H. Ritchie / Feb 1930"
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.032.1870 (this is not an 1870s bodice)
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 37""
Waist: 26.25"
Length (underarm to hem): 7.75"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 35"
THE THIRD
Blue and bronze silk iridescent taffeta bodice with gathered front and scalloped tiered sleeves, band collar, and center back hook and eye closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.019.1840
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 34"
Waist: 24"
Length (underarm to hem): 8"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 32"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia








