#20

Fine Early Rose Silk Fashion Ensemble,Circa 1865
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$350
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Description
14" (36 cm.) h. 3 1/2" shoulder width. To fit 16" poupee or lady doll. Of crisp silk in a peach/rose color,the three-piece ensemble includes a fitted bodice with sleevelets that are trimmed with bands of sewn-down pleats,above a very full matching skirt,and with a matching jacket with pagoda sleeves having a more sewn-down silk pleats and wide bands of black Alencon lace at the sleeve edges. Superb early costume in wonderful state of preservation. French,circa 1865.