CUT VELVET & PATTERNED SILK DAY DRESS, c. 1885

2-pc dinner dress in floral patterned silk on shot silk faille ground w/ chemical lace yoke & CF, shaped green silk velvet collar, SH bands into CF, bell cuffs, W & hem, moire skirt lining, B 37", W 2

Brown patterned silk w/ spot floral motif on satin ground, seams, edges & armscye all double or single piped &/or edged w/ piped bias band, elaborate reverse pleated B, deep SH pleats into gigot bias

2-pc deep rust silk velvet w/ satin woven polkadot, high stock collar, cuff & jabot CF of embroidered net, printed fine silk panne velvet faux vest w/ decorative satin button holes, cutout bolero fron

2-pc black & cream window check silk, black linen & silk net over stock collar, bodice front & back, epaulette falls w/ fine black silk velvet ribbon edging, iridescent sequins & beads extending into

Damask floral patterned silk w/ shot ribbed figured ground, ribbon appliqué silk velvet on grosgrain ground edged w/ weft brocade to edge of pagoda sleeve, heavily piped lined in glazed cotton, B 3

2-pc purple silk velvet w/ plum ribbed silk skirt, bodice insert of horizontally ribbed & vertically pleated cream silk, c. 1893, B 41", W 26", L 17.5", skirt W 25.5", L 42.5"-46.5", (lining damaged,

2-pc silk charmeuse gown moss green stylized reptilian patterned spot motif undulating on ivory ground, monobosom bodice w/ high stock collar, lace bertha collar in chain stitch on mesh ground, CF tap

2-pc silk day dress in resisted dyed white polkadot overprinted w/ red dots on purple/blue ground, tea dyed applied chemical lace to yoke, purple silk velvet band to stock collar, neck insert of fine

1 handmade reproduction of mid 19th C day dress in printed cotton w/ black silk velvet ribbon trim on cuff & collar, velvet covered buttons, B 38”, W 27”, L 55", (wear to velvet, stained u

Mauve & cream patterned gingham check silk day dress w/ bias cut bodice front panel w/ applied graduated Van Dyke edged panels from front W extending over SHs to either side of CB W trimmed w/ twisted

1 black lace evening dress w/ matching bolero jacket, silk chiffon slip, c. 1930, B 34”, W 28”, L 46”, slip B 32”, bolero L 16”, (opaque slip N/I, pulls/small holes, slip

2-pc cut velvet in pomegranate motif on horizontally barred satin striped ground & burgundy satin w/ thread worked ball button closures, bodice lined in cotton twill, c. 1885, bodice B 32”, W 24

2-pc ensemble in patterned umber silk velvet in poppy motif on black silk shantung ground c/o dress w/ notched collar, glove length dolman sleeve, flat self-bow at B over hidden CF button closures & m

Black silk taffeta textured with tiny woven dots, having short dolman sleeve cut in front keystone shape, 2-piece collar shaped with pleats gathered into crossed front panels that may also be worn as

1 pale yellow silk w/ collar, cuffs & front inserts in hemstitched silk organza, tabard front & back, self covered decorative button to back skirt panels, silk velvet purple ribbon at W, c. 1916, B 36

1 purple resist print gauze w/ imitation point gauze chemical lace, graduated black silk velvet ribbon & at W & cuff, shot purple & lavender shot silk lining, c. 1913, B 36”, W 32”, L 52&r

2-pc green to gold changeante silk taffeta gown c/o day bodice w/ CF hook, eye & button closures, Swiss W trimmed w/ wide silk velvet bands to extended peplum at CB, military shaped 2-pc sleeves w/ wi

2-pc tailored day dress in brown patterned novelty weave wool w/ green silk velvet plastron & cuffs, fitted bodice w/ over lapping front collar lapels & CF embellishment w/ copper colored looped passe

Brown silk taffeta & triangular damask patterned silk princess line trained visiting dress & matching short coat w/ velvet & silk tassels at hem, both pieces piped throughout & w/ thread covered & emb

Printed silk foulard faux wrap dress w/ densely patterned city scape & cavorting figures, bias cut faux dolman sleeves w/ paired self covered buttons for fitted cuff, CF wrap bodice w/ cross over exte

1 blush pink silk cocktail dress w/ V-neckline, cap sleeves extending from yoke, bias cut piecing over B w/ diamond cutout at CF, flared skirt w/ slight high-low hem, lined in steel blue raw silk, c.

Sleeveless ivory silk having straight-cut bodice with double strap, the inner edged with a rhinestone band separating at the shoulders and curving to a gathered back trailing panel, an asymmetrical pa

2-pc Prussian blue silk faille gown, Basque bodice w/ sleeves, bodice inserts & horizontally inserted skirt ruffles of bronze Holly motif patterned silk w/ garnet colored berries on blue ground, stand

2-pc ivory patterned silk day dress w/ woven dot & dash motif, self-covered standing collar w/ horizontal tucking gathered at CF, bodice w/ CF closure hidden w/ fullness from gathering to neckline int