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Materials: Green-gold figured silk,
linen bodice lining, cotton batting (breast area), cotton pelerine
lining, brass hooks and eyes.
Condition: Near perfect; extremely faint
underarm discoloration and one tiny brown spot on the pelerine.
Measurements: Sh-Sh, 17"; B,
33"; W, 25"; Dress L, 52"; Slv L, 22"; Hem C,
110".
Comments: This unaltered dress shows the
transition between the styles of the 1830s and the later 1840s. The
bodice has not yet acquired the pointed front as is found in most
stylish 1840s dresses, and the sleeve still has some volume to it,
though not nearly the amount found in earlier dresses (until c.1836).
This imported figured silk was expensive goods in the 1830s and
today it still retains its luxurious hand.
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