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Spring Sartorial Surprise - Visions of Vintage

Tue, May 10, 2022 11:00AM EDT
Lot 148

BROWN SILK TAFFETA DAY DRESS & BRIMMED BONNET, 1840s

Estimate: $500 - $800

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$2,000 $100
$5,000 $250
$10,000 $500
$20,000 $1,000
$40,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
$500,000 $10,000
$1,000,000 $25,000
Brown silk taffeta day dress w/ piped neckline, armscye & W, pleated from SH into ruched W front & back, 1-pc sleeve w/ gathers at SH into narrow lower sleeve, neck drape & front filler of fine starched buckram, knife & cartridge pleated skirt, brown silk bonnet w/ caned brim & gathered at back w/ double piped neck ruffle, lined in cotton buckram w/ typed cotton “Mrs. M Harold Parsons”, B 31", W 25.5", L 49.75"-53.5", bonnet depth 8.5", Ht 9", Wd 7", (buckram at neck & cuff later addition, lining damaged/stained, 1" seam opening & 1" white mark to W, scattered pin holes, bonnet ties, brim, lining & inner cap shattered, minor discoloration) dress very good, bonnet fair.

Condition

Fair-Good

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