 Bustledress.com Room Navigation
Home (298 rooms, 402 items, 49 articles)
About Us (9, 27)
Site Info (7)
Bustledress Shop (244, 390, 30)
Victorian Library (23, 101, 31)
Events Calender (1)
2010 Costume Contest (7, 18)
Sitemap (1, 1, 48)
Sellers and Seamstresses Rooms
Sorted by Seller
Additional Sellers
Alethea Sayers All
Titanic era Costumes
Brenda Kennedy All
Bustles and Hoops All
Christine Hall All
Claudette Donat Bio
Hourglass Designs All
Kate Klein All
Lisa Schnapp All
Lynne Lowe All
Victorian Halloween Costumes
Madames Mercantile All
Margaret Retherford All
My Rustic Rose All
Popular Room Links
All Antique Clothes/ Accessories
Antique Designer Clothes/ Accessories
Vintage Jewelry
Victorian Style Costume Jewelry
All Costumes/ Accessories
All Victorian Dressmaking Supplies
Seamstress Custom Victorian Costumes
Clothing Size 12- larger
New Items Listed
READY TO WEAR Victorian Costumes
Christmas Victorian Costumes/ Accessories
Victorian Halloween Costumes
Victorian Special Event Costumes
Steampunk Victorian Costumes
Gothic/ Neo Victorian Costumes
Date of your Antique Dress
Valentines Day Costumes/ Accessories
Date your Victorian Photo
Sold Antique Items- Study
Sold Costume Items- Study
Sold Dressmaker Items- Study
Victorian Library
Fashion
|
|
item number #SOLD0005-20090207-55
FABULOUS C. 1885 Victorian Young Lady's Embossed velvet Bustle Dress and matching Bonnet
Sold Antique Items- Study
Sold Costume Items- Study
Sold Dressmaker Items- Study
WOW! This is a very lovely and rich young lady's embossed velvet and silk dress with the matching hat! Opulent maroon cut silk velvet in a flower motif and silk-satin are used. The fitted bodice is decorated with 20 original fancy gold and burgundy buttons (top button is missing). Bodice has a long tail, which covers the back of the skirt to enhance the fullness of the bustle. Bodice innards have 7 bones and a self-belt on the inside which closes with 2 hooks and eyes. The front of the bodice comes to a point. The lovely skirt is thick and heavily pleated in the front and has an asymmetrically placed strip of cut velvet in the front as an accent. The small, original bonnet is also made of silk-satin and cut velvet. Amazing to find such pieces together!
Condition:
Condition on this dress is near mint, I think it must only have been worn a few times. All fabrics and innards are very sturdy. The under arms are in good condition. You can see some light wear from the outside, if you lift up the arms and look- mainly where the velvet pile has been rubbed from arm movement. One of the underarms has an inch split on it. There is an area on the inside edge of the bodice near the buttons (not seen from the outside) where the bodice has been clipped to accommodate the curve of the waist, I believe this was intentional due to the small size of the bodice and just thought I'd mention it. The skirt is also in excellent condition, the hemline's clean, waistband closes with a hook and eye and is amazingly sturdy considering the considerable weight of the skirt. The small bonnet/hat is missing its ties I think and is also a bit squashed from storage, and needs to be lightly re-shaped. I think the hat had a lining at one time which is gone now. A very petite size, as if it was made for a teenager or a lady about a size 0-1.
This item is sold and no longer available.
To Buy an item (and check on item availability), click on the yellow and red, "Order this item" link below to contact seller via email. NOTE: Since our dealers deal with many unique, custom and special order one-of-a-kind items, we do our transactions via email, so we use no checkout pages, shopping carts or take telephone orders. This contact page will direct you to the seller's email.
To buy or reserve an item, order a custom made item, or, ask a question to the seller of this item, please click on the "Order this item" to contact the seller via email. | This item is sold and no longer available. |
For measurements, go to "Measurements" toward bottom of page.
|
Estimated Current size Approx.:
Unsure about size? Go to the Measuring
page
| Size | Shoulders | Bust | Waist | Estimated Length from top of shoulder tip to bottom of hem | Estimated Wear-ability | Estimated Underarm condition | Maker's Tags/ Marks | Estimated condition rating | Estimated overall condition scale of 1-10 | | Small (0-1) | 11" | 30" | 21" Max. | 50" | Perfect. | Very Good. | None. | VERY EXCELLENT. | 9 3/4 |
To Buy an item (and check on item availability), click on the yellowand red, "Order this item" link below to contact seller via email. NOTE: Since our dealers deal with many unique, custom and special order one-of-a-kind items, we do transactions via email, so we use no checkout pages, shopping carts or take telephone orders. This contact page will direct you to the seller's email.
To buy or reserve an item, order a custom made item, or, ask a question to the seller of this item, please click on the "Order this item" to contact seller via email. | This item is sold and no longer available. |
|
|
|
