Victorian Two Piece Pale Orange Wedding Dress

Lot: 108

Circa 1890 - 1895.
Silk faille, with silk satin sailor collar, sleeve hems, and skirt hem, with puckered, gathered ocher chiffon panel to front, sleeves near wrists, collar edges, and skirt near hem. Boneless bodice, with cotton lining. Skirt partly stiffened with starched linen. The skirt cut for exaggerated bustle back.
Approximate dimensions: 29 Bust, 16 5/8 from shoulder to edge of bodice. 24 Skirt waist, 38 1/2 L.
Provenance: Sale of items to benefit the Monterey History and Art Association. This non-profitassociation has been a guiding force in preservingMontereys history since the founding of the association in 1931. Guarding Montereys precious historic assets and the preservation and presentation of its historical heritage for future enjoyment has been made possible by citizens who care and give generously of their time and resources.

The Associations mission is to sharethe histories and the diverse legacies of people, stories, and places that continue to shape Monterey. It possesses extensive collections of furnishings, paintings, photographs, costumes, books, manuscripts, and other artifacts focused on Monterey and California.
Condition: Some of the chiffon to bodice is torn, tired, with light stain to bodice front. The bodice hem and skirt waist would have been covered by a belt, now absent. Bodice waist edge rough. Skirt with some stains, wear. Some shattering of silk near hem.