Kerry Taylor’s fashion auction today has two dresses that might interest you ( breaking away from our Pride and Prejudice theme for a moment)
The first is Lot 192:
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A cotton printed cotton day dress, circa 1820,
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roller-printed with teal-blue flower heads and wine coloured scrolling grasses,
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Empire line with puff sleeves, flounces to neck and cuffs, piped bands to hem.
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The estimate for this lot is between £500-900.
Lot 377, a Spitalfield silk polonaise robe a l’Anglaise, circa 1765-70
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altered in the 19th century for fancy dress, of pale green/ivory changeable silk taffeta woven with scattered posies of blossom,
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closed-front bodice, with furbelows of undulating, twisted ribbons of matching fabric with added padding to the bodice, with floss silk tufts, thick baleen bones to the front closure, ruffled close-fitting engageants, ivory floss silk covered buttons bust approx 71cm( 28ins);
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together with a pale blue quilted silk petticoat and a whitework sprigged muslin apron.
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The estimate for this dress is between £500 and £800. It will be interesting to see what figures these raise. Do go here to read the rest of the catalogue: there are some wonderful clothes and accessories for sale, especially a wonderful collection of antique lace.
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February 12, 2013 at 10:38 am
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February 12, 2013 at 7:14 pm
cathyallen
That was a great diversion for my break time here at work, thank you. What fun it would be to be able to examine the textiles, embellishments, and construction techniques up close; such variation through the centuries! Thanks, Julie.
February 13, 2013 at 10:06 pm
thejanegame
Oh my, these are very pretty; “but I do not think it will wash well; I am afraid it will fray.” :)
February 14, 2013 at 10:17 am
jfwakefield
But then you know, madam, muslin always turns to some account or other; you will get enough out of it for a handkerchief, or a cap, or a cloak. Muslin can never be said to be wasted. I have heard my sister say so forty times, when she has been extravagant in buying more than she wanted, or careless in cutting it to pieces….;)