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#4730 - c. 1882
2-piece Trained Light Taupe Silk Crepe and Satin Two-Tone Dinner
Gown with Golden Silk Taffeta Trim and Train!
This is one of those "gotta have" gowns for a room display.
The condition is so Excellent that it will take you back into time.
For some reason it's one of those gowns that actually makes it feel
like there is an invisible woman inside the gown. She is so refined
and exquisite! She is just about to perch her hat on her
coiffed hair and slip on her gloves on her way out to dinner,
leaving the children at home with the Governess. Her voice is soft
and lilting. Her smile lights up the room. She is the woman everyone
falls in love with at first sight. Ahh.... perhaps it's just
what I wish I was in my previous life. The gown is elegantly
two-toned. Light taupe jacquard crepe bodice and apron,
beautifully gathered satin skirt and satin edged sleeves , collar,
yoke, and front and back bows. All accented in golden silk
taffeta on bodice and sleeves... and culminates in scrumptious
ruched hemline bustled train. Low bustle tie inside. The only issue
at all is extreme minor loss of accent crepe netting - normally this
would have disintegrated fully, in fact it rarely survives on any
antique garments! Measures: 34" bust, 25" waist, but 12" across back
so it fits more like at 30" bust and 22" waist, 40" long skirt in
front, 68" long in back. SO many details on this gown... you will
never tire of looking at it! SOLD - but on display in
Museum
Category for Research/Study
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