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Lot 83
Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020
10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$400 -
600
Price Realized
$313
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Three 19th and Early 20th Century Bodices, 1890-1900
This lot includes three bodices.
THE FIRST
Yellow and white striped silk taffeta with woven floral pattern embellished wtih a pleated white silk taffeta and lace. There are two separate pleated self fabric pieces which appear to have been removed from the sleeves.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 13"
Chest: 36.5"
Waist: 27"
Length (underarm to hem): 9"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 32"
THE SECOND
Black cotton s-curve bodice trimmed in black satin, black dotted net down center front, gathered satin waistband, and front hook and eye closures.
Label: Miss E. Whitlock / 78 Steuben St, / East Orange
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.011.1890
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 13"
Chest: 38"
Waist: 25"
Length (underarm to hem): 7.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 31"
THE THIRD
Black silk velvet bodice with black net lace flared sleeves, embellished with black jet beads and black sequins along the neckline and shoulders, and center front hook and eye closures.
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: BOW.060.1900
Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 32"
Waist: 22"
Length (underarm to hem): 8.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 28"
Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia














