ORIGINAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIVIL WAR ERA SILK WRAPPER / MATERNITY DRESS 1860s

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ORIGINAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIVIL WAR ERA SILK WRAPPER / MATERNITY DRESS 1860s:
$100.00

OFFERED FOR SALE HERE IS A VERY NICE BLACK SATIN DRESS TRIMMED IN PATTERNED PURPLE SILK. THIS WAS MOST LIKELY INTENDED FOR MATERNITY USE. BUT WHATEVER THE PURPOSE IT IS A FAIRLY LARGE SIZE FOR THE CIVIL WAR ERA. (SEE DETAILS ABOVE) THIS DRESS IS IN VERY SOLID ORIGINAL CONDITION ,WITH VERY FEW PROBLEMS. THE SILK IS STRONG WITH NO SPILITING OR TEARS AND THE BROWN POLISHED COTTON LINING IS ALSO VERY COMPLETE AND UNDAMAGED. THERE ARE SOME LIGHT DISCOLORATION SPOTS ON THE PURPLE TRIM WHICH LOOK GOLDISH IN COLOR,PROBABLY A DYE REACTION FROM AGE.THERE ARE A FEW SMALL AREAS AT THE SEAMS WHERE THE STITCHING HAS COME LOOSE AND NEEDS TACKING UP, A SMALL AMOUNT OF WEAR TO THE HEM TAPE ,BUT HONESTLY FOR A SILK DRESS OF 150 YEARS PLUS IT IS PRETTY DARN NICE. i DON\'T BUY SILK DRESSES IN BAD SHAPE ANYMORE,,,SO I DON\'T BUY MANY.THIS DRESS CLOSES DOWN THE FRONT WITH HOOKS AND EYES, A FEW ARE MISSING.
MY PHOTOS DON\'T DO THIS PIECE JUSTICE