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Lot 90

Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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Estimate
$600 - 800
Price Realized
$1,125
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

Two Printed Cotton Dresses, and One Blouse, 1870-80s  


This lot includes two dresses and one bodice. 

THE FIRST
Pink cotton day dress with white flower print, ruffled neckline and front opening, long sleeves, left hip pocket, and center front button closure. "E. Mann" handwritten on the center back bodice interior. The cotton interior or underlining retains the marks from laying out the pattern on the fabric before cutting. These marks aid in the identifying the pattern and areas to sew. 
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: DRW.113.1880 

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 13"
Chest: 32"
Waist: 26"
Hips: 44"
Length (underarm to hem): 43.25"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 24.5"

THE SECOND
Printed brown cotton lawn three-piece day dress with white floral and stripe pattern, ruffled collar, long sleeves and hemline, and center front button closures; paired with matching bustled overskirt with ruffled hem and underskirt of brown cotton and printed ruffle hem.  
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: DRW.122.1880AB

Approximate Measurements:
BODICE
Shoulders: 15" 
Chest: 39"
Waist: 33"
Hips: 44"
Length (underarm to hem): 14.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 31.5" 

SKIRT
Waist: 28"
Hips: 45"
Length (side waist band to hem): 42'

OVER SKIRT
Waist: 28"
Hips: 45"
Length (side waist band to hem): 34"

THE THIRD
White cotton blouse with banded collar, long sleeves with ruffles and hemline, and center front button closures.  
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: JAW.040.1870

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14"
Chest: 36"
Waist: 29"
Hips: 47"
Length (underarm to hem): 18.5"
Sleeve (center back neck to hem): 30"

Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia

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