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Lot 75
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 -
800
Price Realized
$688
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two-Piece Silk Velvet Dress, 1880s
Dark purple silk velvet evening dress with box neckline, fitted sleeves and center front button closures; paired with matching dark purple silk velvet skirt with hip draped bustle and shirred pleat detail.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: DRW.141.1880AB
Approximate Measurements:
BODICE
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 36"
Waist: 25"
Length (underarm to hem): 11.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 28.5"
SKIRT
Waist: 23.5"
Hips: 45"
Length (side waist band to hem): 4-.5"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia