ANTIQUE SILK 2 PIECE VICTORIAN DRESS - LACE AND RESTORED WAISTLINE BEAUTIFUL


ANTIQUE SILK 2 PIECE VICTORIAN DRESS - LACE AND RESTORED WAISTLINE  BEAUTIFUL

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ANTIQUE SILK 2 PIECE VICTORIAN DRESS - LACE AND RESTORED WAISTLINE BEAUTIFUL:
$95.00


THIS IS AN sale FOR A LOVELY TWO-PIECE VICTORIAN SILK ENSEMBLE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN A WEDDING DRESS!  IT IS PURE SILK WITH LOVELY FRENCH LACE INSERTIONS….PLEASE KNOW THAT THE WAISTLINE OF THIS GOWN HAS BEEN ALTERED WITH A THIN ELASTIC INSERT IN ORDER TO MAKE THE WAISTLINE APPROXIMATELY WEARABLE FOR A PERSON WITH A WAISTLINE UP TO 38 INCHES.  A BAND AROUND THE WAISTLINE WILL CAUSE THE SKIRT TO BE WEARABLE FOR A WAISTLINE AS SMALL AS 24 INCHES.  THE BLOUSE IS ALSO RELATIVELY LARGE AND HAS A BLOUSEY EFFECT WHEN TUCKED IN BENEATH THE SKIRT LINE.  OVERALL, THIS IT IS A WEARABLE PIECE OF HISTORY.  I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED THE GOWN WITH A BLACK RIBBON WAIST TIE IN ORDER TO SHOW HOW IT MAY  BE WORN IN THIS DAY AND AGE.  THE BLACK RIBBON IS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE GOWN - PLEASE KNOW THAT IT IS MERELY TO SHOW THE MANNER IN WHICH THE WAISTLINE HAS BEEN ADJUSTED…..THE RIBBON IS JUST A THIN BLACK RIBBON FROM A DOLLAR STORE ONLY ON THE GARMENT TO SHOW THE WAISTLINE!  ALSO, THE GOWN IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION HOWEVER IT HAS NOT BEEN CLEANED AND THE SILK IN SOME AREAS HAS A BIT OF A DARKER HUE TO THE SILK - I HAVE TRIED TO PHOTOGRAPH THE AREA BUT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE.  THE RESERVE IS VERY LOW.   IN ADDITION TO THE SILK, IS THE VALUE OF THE EXTENSIVE MEDALLIONS OF LACE ALL OVER THE SKIRT AND BLOUSE….IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.  THIS GOWN CAME FROM AN ESTATE OUTSIDE OF DETROIT MICHIGAN AND WAS COMMUNICATED TO ME AS TO HAVE BEEN DESIGNED IN FRANCE AND PURCHASED IN THE UNITED STATES FOR A WEDDING NEAR THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.  THE FRONT OF THE SKIRT MEASURES 37 INCHES LONG WITH THE  BACK 44 INCHES LONG!!  THE SLEEVES ARE 3/4 SLEEVES THAT ARE APPROXIMATELY 19 INCHES LONG FROM THE SHOULDER LINE.  THERE ARE HAND COVERED ORIGINAL BUTTONS ALONG THE BACK OF THE NECKLINE.  THERE ARE ALSO SOME MINOR SEPARATIONS IN THE SILK ON THE TOP AND HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED.  PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS AS I WANT SOMEONE TO BE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS PURCHASE AND THIS ENSEMBLE HAS SOME ISSUES SO PLEASE KNOW THAT IT IS PRICED ACCORDINGLY BUT REMAINS, IN MY OPINION, IN VERY NICE CONDITION WITH SIGNIFICANT POSSIBILITIES.  IT WAS FEATURED IN A MUSEUM EXHIBIT WITH US BUT IS BEING SOLD FOR NEW EXHIBIT FUNDS.  THANKS FOR LOOKING!!

ANTIQUE SILK 2 PIECE VICTORIAN DRESS - LACE AND RESTORED WAISTLINE BEAUTIFUL:
$95.00

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