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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








