Antique-Gown

Two-piece and two-tone day or reception dress, ca. 1858. Origin: England, more precisely Scotland. Even more accurately, from a Scottish collection. Such two-tone ensembles were very popular in the crinoline era. Woman liked to experiment with colors and patterns. This dress consists of an eggplant skirt made of silk satin and a jacket made of silk. The skirt is tailored in a round shape and has two rows of ruffles at the hem. Button closure. The jacket is made of paper silk, with printed floral motif in yellow, purple, green and eggplant. An extraordinary silk! Pagoda sleeves each with a decorative bow. Small watch pocket. Pink silk trim as piping. Closure by means of buttons covered with the same silk (all present) and two hooks and eyes in the belt area. The jacket can also be gathered and worn "á la polonaise" style (ribbons for this are missing, however). The skirt is in excellent condition; perhaps it dates from a later period. The jacket is in good to very good condition. There are a few minor holes in the silk, but they are barely visible. The bows are pinned - perhaps they were once attached elsewhere. The decoration is not included.