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Flowered Brocade
c 1845

silk two piece of wide stripes of mid blue on a paler blue, woven with sprays of roses, the round high neck with pleating from shoulders to pointed waist, the flared sleeves with braid, the back with small round lacing holes, the full skirt with blue and white twisted braid to hem, bust 33 in; 84 cm; waist 26 in; 66cm; shoulder to hem 58 in; 148 cm; circumference 9 ft 6 in or 2.9 m.

Comments

Beautiful.

Condition

The silk is in excellent condition. Originally the bodice and skirt were joined. There is also small alteration to the pleating.