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Black Satin Dress - labeled on hand written nota as a wedding dress. Exceptionally preserved. Perfectly constructed. 2 piece. Shirt waist and skirt. It is an XSis size - but perfect for altering. Skirt is lined with muslin (maybe cotton) and hemmed on inside with velvet. It is exquisite. Black lace on shirt waist is in very good condition - lovely. The shirtwaist is adorned with a well preserved multi line beaded trim.
Both shirtwaist and dress are made from patterned taffeta. Long tapered sleeves with taffeta ruffelled trim.
Approximate dimensions.Entire length - 58\" approximately (measured on form)Shirtwaist: Approx. measurements - 19\" long. Shoulder to Shoulder - 14\". Lace collar is 2\" high and 15\" round. Sleeves are 23\" long - 15\" round at shoulder seam - puffed, pleated and trimmed tapered to a 7\" wrist. 23\" includes an approximate 1\" hand constructed (from dress material) ruffled trim.There is a beaded trim.
Skirt: Approximate 41\" long. Waist- 26\". Hips - 34\" - pleated. Skirt is lined in muslin (or cotton) with a velvet finished trim.There are no clasps or closures. In just a very few spaces the pattern on the material has faded.
This is a found - yes, found - if you can believe it - someone threw it away. It had been preserved in plastic. It included a handwritten note that identified the owner - and as a \"wedding dress\". My personal research puts the day of the wedding somewhere in the late 1880\'s - early 1890\'s.
This dress is a tremendous period find. Only available in the continental US. Free shipping.
