#104

Bronze Green Silk Taffeta Fashion Ensemble
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$550
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3 " shoulder width. 7" waist. 11" overall front length. 16" overall back length. A rich bronze green silk taffeta forms into an elaborately constructed two-piece gown featuring button front jacket that extends over the hips in elaborately draped fashion and forms into an extreme bustle at the back,along with matching gore-shaped skirt with extended train. The gown is decorated with fine Alencon lace,green silk bows,gilt-edged pearl buttons,fan-shaped pocket,and a lavish aqua silk bow at the back bustle. Circa 1870.