1840’s-50’s Silk Gown 50s pink swimsuit a couple of stitches added

a couple of stitches added

-Brown and tan with a mix of leopard/cheetah prints

jacket or Shacket

Condition is very good no noticed issues clean and ready to wear

Dropped waist seam: 35" flat

1840’s-50’s Silk Gown 50s pink swimsuit a couple of stitches addedThis beautiful gown dates from the late 1840s or possibly 1850. The wider bell sleeve began coming into fashion around this time after the very slim, tight fitting sleeves of the earlier 1840s. It is an incredible deep wine color silk taffeta with a slight color shift that is impossible to fully see in the photos. The sleeves are trimmed with fringe. It is a one pice gown that opens in the front with front center hook and eye closures, which were