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Wed, Sep 24, 2025 11:00AM EDT
Lot 67

TEXTURED SILK & LACE DINNER DRESS, EARLY 1890s

Estimate: $400 - $600

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2-pc pink & green textured silk dinner dress c/o bodice w/ forest green tucked silk satin stock collar, yoke & CF panel overlaid w/ chemical lace, skirt w/ applied bias satin bands & velvet hem facing, early 1890s, bodice B 32”, L 16”, skirt W 22”, L 40”, (0.5” hole RT elbow, 0.25” hole LF underarm, few 0.25” holes CF skirt, few scattered tiny stains & holes, light wear & sm pulls/wear spots throughout, moderate wear/pulls lower skirt/hem, light discoloration & wear to lace, moderate discoloration collar) good. Provenance: From an important New England Historical Society.

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