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Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk, Great Britain, ca. 1858. Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk. The bodice is trimmed with chenille, fastens with metal buttons and is lined with silk, co

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Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk, Great Britain, ca. 1858. Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk. The bodice is trimmed with chenille, fastens with metal buttons and is lined with silk, cotton and whalebone strips. High round neck, wide pagoda sleeves, and fastens down the centre front. It is waist length and has a peak front and back. The sleeves are trimmed with an applied band of gathered silk ribbon, and matching chenille rosettes with silk tassels stitched on either side of the centre front from shoulders to waist. The cast metal stud buttons are on either side of a silvered centre. A narrow double rouleau trims the neck and waist. Silk pads are stitched at the bosom. The sleeves are lined with white silk. The skirt fastens at the centre back and is double flat pleated. It is lined with organdie and has a matching brush braid. The waist band is tucked to shape and fastens with two brass hooks and eyes. A small watch pocket is stitched into it.  Moiré silk, lined with silk, organdie and cotton, trimmed with chenille, whalebone and cast metal, brass, silk ribbon.
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Title: Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk, Great Britain, ca. 1858. Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk. The bodice is trimmed with chenille, fastens with metal buttons and is lined with silk, co
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Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk, Great Britain, ca.
1858.
 Day dress consisting of a jacket bodice and skirt made of moiré silk.
The bodice is trimmed with chenille, fastens with metal buttons and is lined with silk, cotton and whalebone strips.
High round neck, wide pagoda sleeves, and fastens down the centre front.
It is waist length and has a peak front and back.
The sleeves are trimmed with an applied band of gathered silk ribbon, and matching chenille rosettes with silk tassels stitched on either side of the centre front from shoulders to waist.
The cast metal stud buttons are on either side of a silvered centre.
A narrow double rouleau trims the neck and waist.
Silk pads are stitched at the bosom.
The sleeves are lined with white silk.
The skirt fastens at the centre back and is double flat pleated.
It is lined with organdie and has a matching brush braid.
The waist band is tucked to shape and fastens with two brass hooks and eyes.
A small watch pocket is stitched into it.
  Moiré silk, lined with silk, organdie and cotton, trimmed with chenille, whalebone and cast metal, brass, silk ribbon.

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