ANTIQUE 1904-1907 BONED BODICE THICK & HEAVY VELVET, SILK & LACE TRAVELING DRESS

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ANTIQUE 1904-1907 BONED BODICE THICK & HEAVY VELVET, SILK & LACE TRAVELING DRESS:
$415.00

BEAUTIFUL, 1904-1907 FULL LENGTH HEAVY VELVET TRAVELING DRESS
THIS THICK AND HEAVY VELVET DRESS WAS DESIGNED WITH LONG PUFFED VELVET SLEEVES WITH ELABORATE CUFFS DONE IN THREE LAYERS. LARGE GATHERED PUFFS AT THE SHOULDERS TAPER IN AND BELL OUT AT THE CUFF AREA. THE BELL CUFFS ARE ADORNED WITH LOVELY, 6.5 INCH BY 3. INCH WIDE PINK, GOLD AND BROWN EMBROIDERED MATCHING FLORAL DESIGNS AND EDGED WITH SILVER BLUE SILK VELVET CUT IN A BRIM SHAPE THAT WILL FLIP UP. I PHOTOGRAPHED THIS BRIM SHAPE FLIPPED UP ON ONE CUFF AND LEFT DOWN ON THE OTHER FOR YOU TO SEE. THERE IS A FULL SLEEVE LINING ATTACHED AT THE SHOULDERS AND IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE LOOSE WITHIN THE VELVET SLEEVES. THIS LINING ENDS WITH SILK LINED, SILK VELVET CUFFS IN SILVER BLUE WITH SIX HORIZONTAL LINES OF STITCHING. OVERLAPPING THIS CUFF IS RUCHED SILK IN A CINNAMON COLOR, AND OVERLAPPING THE SILK IS A FULL LAYER OF GATHERED NEEDLE LACE THAT IS 6.5 INCHES LONG. THE CREAM COLORED EMPIRE BODICE HAS SEWN DOWN TINY HORIZONTAL SILK PLEATS WITH A SILVER BLUE WIDE BREAST BOW THAT IS KNOTTED IN THE CENTER. THE ATTACHED SHORT JACKET FRONTS ARE ADORNED WITH THE EMBROIDERED FLORAL EMBROIDERY AND SILK RUFFLES. THESE JACKET FRONTS ARE LINED WITH HEAVY LINEN AND SILK. THE CLOSURE IS DOWN THE SIDE FRONT, AS SHOWN IN ONE PHOTO. THE COLLAR IS MADE OF THE SILVER BLUE SILK VELVET.
THE DRESS IS MADE OF FULL LENGTH PRINCESS SEAMS DOWN THE FRONT AND THE BACK AND FLARES WAY OUT AT THE HEM. THE BACK BUSTLE HAS LARGE CENTER-FACING PLEATS.
THE DRESS IS FULLY LINED AND THE SEAMS ARE HAND BOUND WITH CREAM LINEN. A CORDUROY BAND CUT ON THE BIAS FORMS THE HEM. THE COVERED, LONG BONING WAS DONE BEAUTIFULLY WITH NEEDLE LACE LOOP EDGING AND HAND STITCHING.
THE CONDITION IS VERY NICE ANTIQUE. THE VELVET AND THE SEAMS ARE STRONG. ALL OF THE VELVET IS THICK AND SOFT WITH NO HOLES OR SPOTS. I BELIEVE THIS VELVET HAS A LOT OF SILK IN IT TO CREATE THE LOVELY SHEEN. ALL THE LACE AND THE SILVER BLUE SILK VELVET ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE GATHERED, CINNAMON COLORED SILK THAT IS PLACED ALL AROUND THE SKIRT ABOVE THE HEM IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ALL OF THE FLORAL EMBROIDERY IS PRESENT AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE ARE MANY PLACES WHERE THE FLORAL EMBROIDERY, THAT IS IN ONE PIECE, IS LOOSE AND COULD EASILY BE HAND SEWN BACK DOWN TO THE THICK VELVET. THE ORIGINAL, SMALL METAL HOOKS AND LOOPS ARE PRESENT.
ALL OF THE LINING IS IN AMAZING PRISTINE CONDITION~IT IS AS BEAUTIFUL ON THE INSIDE AS THE DRESS IS ON THE OUTSIDE.
THE NECKLINE SILK SHREDDED AND IS MOSTLY GONE. THE CREAM SILK BODICE PLEATS HAVE HOLES AND SPLITTING. THE CINNAMON COLORED SILK AT THE CUFFS IS HEAVILY SHREDDED, A LOT IS MISSING AND WHAT IS LEFT IS VERY LOOSE. THE CINNAMON COLORED SILK LINING INSIDE THE JACKET FRONTS IS HEAVILY SHREDDED AND MISSING IN LARGE AREAS.
I HAVE NOT STEAMED, CLEANED, REPAIRED OR PRESSED THIS DRESS.
59 INCH LENGTH33 INCH BUST23 INCH WAIST25 INCH SLEEVES
THIS IS A LOVELY ANTIQUE TRAVELING DRESS FROM 1904-1907 THAT WAS TREASURED FOR MANY GENERATIONS AND IS A RARE FIND !!!