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# 11232 - c. 1879/1880 Gold Lame Brocade and Deep Burgundy Velvet
Long Trained One-piece Gown!
OMG! And I don't say
that lightly! There are so many things that make this a
fabulous find! First off... these long trained Victorian gowns
from the 1879/1880 era are getting quite difficult to find.
And then to find one of deep burgundy velvet with massive amount of
gold lame brocade draped in the original draping with the
original ribbons and buttons... and then ornamented with fantastic
"lily of the valley" silk and chenille fringe... well.... be still
my heart! Really... I may go into AFib! The other thing
to mention is the measurements of this women! She must have
been the Sophia Loren or Kim Kardashian (though her plastic surgeon
should get the credit) of her generation! I had to stuff the
poor inadequate mannequin's bosom with loads of cotton batting to
give her the curves this woman possessed! No WONDER she was
able to score this fantastic gown. (Yes, I know, it's
not politically correct to claim that she might have been a kept
woman due to her measurements, but hey, this is MY website and MY
made-up story for this women!!)
Measures: 36" bust, up to 26" waist, and yet
only 12" between the shoulders, so it probably won't fit you even if
you are these measurements.... unless you have "antique" shoulder
width. I would have priced this higher if not for two issues.
One is that there are a few areas where the gold lame has faded to
silver. Can't tell you why, but that's that. I'm sure a
restorer could touch that up without much difficulty. So
really the only issue is that there are some horizontal tears on the
one upper sleeve (see photos)... one that someone glued, so it's a
bit stiff. Not terrible, and these can be mended correctly by
patching inside, and the long rip just near the hemline on the side.
Again, not too difficult to mend with patch. Neither of these
things detract from the beauty. But they keep it from being
near mint. You will still be floored at the fantastic condition of
this gown!!
SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Display
