This is an attractive Victorian wedding gown of the 1860 into 1870 time period that a mid to upper class woman would wear. A regal ivory colored silk 2 piece bustled gown is a deaccession from the Strong Museum in Rochester New York.
Hand stitched as well as machine sewn.
BODICE
The bodice is decorated with a fine lace around collar draping around neck edge and across the front opening. The outer jacket has metal hook and eye front closure fastening into a tight fitting bodice with numerous bone baleen stays.
The bodice is lined with white cotton and has 12 fabric covered bone stays. The curved sleeves accented with a gathered puff at shoulders tapering downward to cuff.
SKIRT
The very full skirt is plain with a decoration of fine lace at hemline and hidden pleated lace dust ruffle at inner hemline . The skirt closes by hooks and loops at the back and gathers with small cartridge pleats in the center back with fullness for a nice fall. The skirt is lined with white cotton.
CONDITION
The gown is in very good to excellent condition. The silk fabric is in stable condition with no signs of shattering. Shattering to sheer fine lace trim on skirt and on bodice. Some surface soiling on train as well as few small stains. The skirt is in very good condition with few tiny pin holes.
The bodice has very light underarm discoloration stains, few tiny pin holes, shattering of lace in sleeve cuff and is in very good condition.
PROVENANCE
Deaccession from the Strong Museum in Rochester New York.
APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS
BODICE
Bust 30"
Waist 22"
Curved Sleeve Length 22-1/2
Shoulder to bodice waist 17"
Across shoulder 12"
Shoulder to front skirt hem 56” Shoulder to back skirt hem 85”.
SKIRT
Skirt Waist 21”
Front skirt length 39"
Back train length 68".
None of these minor issues detracts from the elegance of this gown, which is in wonderful state of preservation for its age.
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