Antique-Gown

Extraordinary wedding dress from the Biedermeier period, ca. 1838. Origin: America. The dress is made of ivory silk satin. Matching the dress is a cape made of the same fabric. The capes were worn to cover the very revealing bust area of these dresses (in church). The dress is a one-piece. Very, very intricately made bodice. Many sections that are pleated in small folds. The same goes for the upper arms of the sleeves. Typical club sleeves, but they slipped from the shoulders to the elbow and underarm area in the late 1830s. The skirt falls in the typical bell shape of dresses of the period. Well preserved. The dress gets the rating of good for the stains it unfortunately has. Larger stains in the lower right area of the skirt and on the back (covered by the cape). Smaller stains in the chest area and on the side of the skirt. A few hooks and eyes are missing and would need to be replaced. The decoration is not included. The dress is one of those dresses that we still say WOW at. We would have loved to add it to our private collection, we alone lack the space.

Bust: ~ 80 cm
Waist: ~ 60 cm
Length: ~ 130 cm