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Cotton Bodice with Madras Trim
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This is a fabulous cotton bodice in excellent conditon. There are no holes or deterioration. The bodice has beautiful madras trim, pleated at the stand up collar, and inserted at the lower edge and on the cuffs. There are all original buttons that adorn the front closure. There is a total of 11 mother of pearl buttons. This jacket is small . Laid flat and buttoned, underarm to underarm across the front measures 16". Sleeve measures 21". Neckline to hemline down the back measures 26".
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Cranberry Wool Mantle with White soutash
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Impressive wool cape/mantle dating to the third quarter of the 19thc. Dense high quality cranberry coloured wool with a deep bias cut ruffled flounce bottom edge of cape. Front hook and eye closure only near top of cape with expansive high collar, extensive white soutash embroidery thruout. Curved shaping each side of front with the back being longer then front. Lined in a deep raspberry or fuschia silk. You would expect to see a label in such a high style garment but if there was one it has not survived with the cape. Just gorgeous! In excellent condition with the lining only needing a little mending on interior seams. Length from shoulders in front 27" at the longest back 39".
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Cream Silk Ballgown, 1860s
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1860 to 1865 lady's cream silk satin one piece ball gown. A lined and stayed bodice, with a lace up closure to the back and period lacing. An attached striped voile ruffled bertha with a matching roughed gimp trim. Piped at the top shoulder seams, the armscyes, and at the waistband of the fully cartridge pleated skirt. Lined in sarcenet, with a turned hem. A 38" bust, 30" waist and 54" from shoulder to front hem. In very good clean sound condition, with a few pin dot age flaws, a couple of very minor light age spots, and underarm perspiration color. The side seams of the bodice were let out in the period.
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Crewel Slippers, Uncut
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Beautiful original Civil War era lady's fine silk crewel work slippers, left uncut and never constructed. Worked in bright colors on a rich blue wool challis that measures 7" by 21" in size. In excellent museum quality condition, with no flaws found. Masterfully embroidered!
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Day Cloak, 1860
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Civil War Era day cloak or coat, Constructed of a heavy coarse silk with lining between the exterior and the interior of a pretty shiny brown polished cotton. It measures approximately 47 inches neck to bottom. The curved arms are trimmed in two layers of black velvet, and the center sides of the cloak are trimmed in the same black velvet. Black velvet also trims the upper cape portion of the cloak.
Condition: Good for the age. There is quite a bit of wear to the black velvet trim, most predominate at the upper center near the bust and neck areas. One quarter sized hole to the interior cotton lining, otherwise lining is in good condition. One 2 inch seam separation on the shoulder. This is just where the stitching has come undone, not a tear or shatter. Outer surface has a few scattered pin dot and small holes, the largest being 1/4 inch.
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