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Lot 61
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$250
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Lot Description
Four "Swiss Waist" Bodices and Corselets, 1860s
This lot includes four bodices/corselets.
THE FIRST
Black silk taffeta sleeveless bodice embellished with clear glass beads, paneled peplum, and center back black glass button closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.068.1860
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 30.5"
Waist: 23"
Length (underarm to hem): 12"
THE SECOND
Black silk taffeta sleeveless bodice with pleated taffeta detail along the neckline and armholes, and center front black button closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.067.1860
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17.5"
Chest: 31"
Waist: 23"
Length (underarm to hem): 6"
THE THIRD
Black silk taffeta corselet with ties down front and back, and trimmed with pleated black cotton and blue topstitched trim.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.066.1860
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 17"
Chest: 32.5"
Waist: 21"
Length (underarm to hem): 7"
THE FOURTH
Light blue silk taffeta corselet with front and back lace up closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.069.1860
Approximate Measurements:
Chest: 29"
Waist: 23.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 5.75"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia













