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Lot 51
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$344
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two Silk Bodices with One Matching Capelet, 1840-60
This lot includes three pieces; two bodices and one cape.
THE FIRST
Striped blue and mauve silk taffeta bodice trimmed in blue fringe with gathered and smocked front, fitted separating sleeves, and center back hook and eye closures. The sleeves separate under the blue fringe with a series of hooks and eyes.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.042.1840
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17.5"
Chest: 34.5"
Waist: 26.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 7"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 28.5"
THE SECOND
Bronze iridescent silk taffeta bodice with gathered front and back, flared sleeves, and trimmed in blue fringe; paired with matching capelet with armholes.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.051.1860AB
Approximate Measurements:
BODICE
Shoulders: 15.5"
Chest: 31"
Waist: 22"
Length (underarm to hem): 6.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 24"
CAPELET
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 43"
Length (high shoulder point to hem): 9.5"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia








