TWO SILK OR VELVET DAY DRESSES, c. 1900

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

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

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 black & blue houndstooth wool day dress w/ black & cream ruched narrow silk ribbon to bodice front, collar & shaped cuffs, high stock collar w/ mm lace ruffle at back, c. 1893, B 33", W 25.25", L

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

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

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

1 black silk satin mourning dress w/ machine embroidered applique to faux reveres, skirt flatlined in taffeta w/ pinked ruffle, c. 1898, bodice B 36”, L 17”, skirt W 30”, L 43”

2-pc afternoon dress of sheer cotton w/ white bargello woven stripe over printed w/ red, pink & green floral sprigs, yoke, cuff & standing SH caps w/ lace edging, MOP button closures, skirt w/ self-ru

1 printed silk crepe w/ layered purple & yellow cloth flowers at B, contrasting stitched scalloped edging to attached SH cape & w/ CB self-covered buttons, floating front panel into shaped W & half ba

2-pc cranberry taffeta dress, handmade bobbin lace w/ inserted multicolored flat cord to standing collar, along yoke & CF, vertical tucked net yoke & long fitted sleeves, shaped cuff & collar w/ pleat

2-pc black resist printed silk day dress w/ purple sprigs, black satin lapels & bodice W trimmings, ruched chiffon & lace B insert, c. 1892, B 45.5", W 34.5", L 19"-21.5", skirt W 34", L 43.5", (shatt

3-pc grey silk taffeta visiting gown c/o cuirass bodice w/ flared collar, CF button closures, rows of knife pleated ruffles at cuff & under Van Dyke at CB, overskirt w/ double apron draped front & Pol

2-pc blue c/o fitted bodice w/ bias satin applique’, embroidered dimensional buttons to CF & at back peplum, trained skirt same satin applique, lined w/ twill cotton, B 36”, W 28”, L 18&

1 Cleopatra inspired brown silk panne velvet evening gown w/ broad tulle brass nailhead studded collar & fitted cuff, deep keyhole CB, c. 1934, B 32”, W 26”, L 62”, (belt missing, 0.

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

2-pc cream & cocoa silk crepe day dress c/o blouse w/ rolled cowl collar closed w/ self-covered button at back over inset tabs radiating from neckline, same motif mirrored at cuff, inset panel from CF

Silk Velvet Two-Piece Dress Ensemble Trimmed with Fur, 1900 This ensemble is from the Tasha Tudor Collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Tasha Tudor (nee Starling Burgess, 1915-2008) was

Both monobosom: 1 linen dress w/ lame & multicolor embroidered net stock collar, yoke, CF insert, & lower sleeves, Corelli machine applied silk cording, black silk W band & edgings, c. 1906, B 42", W

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

Ribbed eau de nil 2-piece, the bodice with wired high-neck net insert, short bell sleeve over balloon undersleeve cuffed in net, trimmed in darker green velvet and a self knot; trained skirt with two

3-pc striped silk taffeta w/ black silk crepe, green silk velvet ribbon & CF buttons, lined in twill cotton, bodice & overskirt inked "Lizzie M William", B 36.5", W 24", L 18"-25", underskirt W 30", L

2-pc china silk w/ silk pongee lining, skirt resist printed lavender silk w/ black cotton twill bands, velvet facing, cotton lining, underskirt 1880s w/ overlays added in 1900s, B 37.5", L 31", skirt

1 black silk taffeta late day dress w/ patent leather belt & W cincher, plunging V neckline w/ caped sailor collar, cotton pique tuxedo inspired dickie insert w/ black satin faux bowtie, c. 1953-1956,