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Decades of Decadence

Wed, Dec 7, 2022 11:00AM EST
Lot 161

WOOL DAY DRESS & WRAPPER, EARLY 1850

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
1 block printed wool day dress w/ woven fringe to wrapped pagoda sleeve w/ inserted brown & cream cord, piped neck opening, armscye & W, full knife pleated skirt, CF hook & eye closures, B 36", W 25", L 52.5"-57", (hem saver very worn, many 0.25"-3" patches of warp loss, tiny-0.5" stains CF B, light tiny-2" stains lap) fair; 1 resist dyed & printed wool wrapper w/ forest green silk passementerie trim to pagoda over sleeve, fitted under sleeve, gutta percha CF buttons, piped neck opening & armscye, wool hem saver, printed cotton lining w/ boteh motif, B 35", W 27", L 51"-61.5", (1"-9.25" period repairs throughout, 1 missing CF button, 2" tear back left W, neckline cording worn, 3" tear CF) good. Ohio State Historic Costumes & Textiles Collection.

Condition

Fair-Good

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