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#6450 - c. 1916
Butterfly Angelic Dressing Gown Robe! Undeniably one of the
most extraordinary dressing gowns from the WWII era! I had a hard
time trying to date this gown... it's in near MINT condition with
extremely strong fabric and laces. You think it's likely newer
than 1916, but nothing else fits the style and shape, and certainly
the only label in the gown at mid-back that reads "back centre" is
older type and the older of European spelling of "centre". The
gown is a confection of pure cream color silk (?) and gold metallic
trims. There is an inner skirt with tiny pleated hem and an
overskirt of net with lace and gold metallic embellishments. The
bodice has metallic stitching in a quilted pattern and gold accented
laces around the neckline and down the front. It buttons up
the front. Measures: 34" bust, 25/26" high-ish
waist, 26.5" ribcage, 56" long from shoulder to hem. Another
way of dating this gown is for the length... which is fairly short,
which was the "new" just-above-ankle length from the mid-teens.
If you are 5'2" to 5'4" it will be close to the floor as you see.
If you are taller, it would be worn at the more era correct length.
I am at a bit of a loss confirming that the fabric is silk as it's
just in too good a condition, so it's possible this is a very early
"artificial silk" later named rayon. It's a fabulous material,
soft as silk, but strong as rayon!!
SOLD -
but on display in Museum Category for Research/Study
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