#156

White Pique Jacket-Style Bebe Dress with Cut-work Borders
Live Auction

$550
sold
Description
4 1/2" shoulder width. 14" overall length. Of white-pique in a honeycomb texture,the jacket-style dress has nicely shaped princess-style shape achieved by dart-shaping and flared sides,The faux-jacket has long coat sleeves and encloses the set-in buttoned yoke that has an unusual box-pleated bodice that falls to hip level where it is banded by a wide self sash above box-pleated skirt. The jacket reaches just above the hem at the back and flares with constructed box pleats. The jacket edges,cuffs,skirt hemline and edge of wide rounded collar are all trimmed with a dainty white cotton scalloped-edge cut-work border.Circa 1880.