#215

Delicate Rose Silk Dress with Bertha Collar and Woven Rosebud Bonnet
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$500
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5" shoulder width. 15" overall length. Of a delicate rose silk with fitted high-waist bodice that is overlaid by a large V-shaped Bertha collar,the dress has very full skirt and sleeves. There are alternating bands of lace and silk at the yoke,and lace edges the neckline,collar,sleeves and hem. Along with a loosely-woven straw bonnet in elaborate lattice style,decorated with rose silk bows and generous clusters of tiny silk rosebuds and leaves. Circa 1888.