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Lot 59

Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$500 - 700
Price Realized
$1,375
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Lot Description

Three Piece Dress with Day and Evening Bodices, 1860s 


Cream silk gauze with woven in green silk stripe dress with two bodices, one for day and one for evening. The day bodice has a clean neckline, long flared sleeves trimmed in pleated gauze, and front hook and eye closures. The Evening bodice has a flounced wide neckline, boned body, and lace up back closure. All paired with a matching gathered circular skirt trimmed with stripes to appear tiered. 
Unlabeled, though the evening bodice includes an "Essex Institute" label.
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: DRW.135.1860ABC

Approximate Measurements:
LONG SLEEVE BODICE 
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 33.5"
Waist: 23"
Length (underarm to hem): 5.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 31.5"

SHORT SLEEVE BODICE 
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 33.5"
Waist: 23"
Length (underarm to hem): 6.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 12"

SKIRT
Waist: 22"
Hips: 48"
Length (side waist band to hem): 35.5"

Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia

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