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Crewel
Embroidered Mull Dress,
French, ca. 1804-06 |
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High-waisted dress with rounded square neckline with drawstring at back; short, puffed sleeves and CB closure with drawstring; embroidered diagonally down the front with strawberry sprays graduated in size from upper left to lower right, proper, and strawberry trail above hem and around waistband and cuffs; mustard and red band at hem; worked in shades of pink, red, green, grey, ivory, and mustard in French knots, satin and stem stitches, and couching.
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Printed
Cotton Day Dress,
English or American,
1830s |
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All-over abstract pattern of small, geometric floral sprays and irregular, amoeba-like shaped motifs in blue, red, pink, mauve, grey, and white on black ground; bib-front closure with self-fabric buttons at shoulders; bodice gathered into round neckline and waist; full sleeves tapering to wrist with two button closure at wrist; bodice & upper sleeves lined with white cotton; skirt gathered into narrow waistband, with small bustle roll at CB; Possibly a maternity dress.
Provenance: Ex-collection Tasha Tudor.
$3,500
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Silk
Brocade Open Robe, British, 1780s |
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Brocaded ivory silk open robe and matching
petticoat with stripes and floral sprigs
British, 1780s
One of the informal styles
of women's dress that gained popularity in the
later 1770s and 1780s was the robe à la
polonaise. Generally constructed with a center-front
closing bodice and fitted back (à l'anglaise),
its distinctive characteristic was an overskirt
that could be looped-up to create a swagged effect.
This dress, made from satin-striped ivory silk
taffeta brocaded in polychrome silk floss in a
pattern of floral sprays and tiny sprigs, was
on display in Art & Fashion:
From Marie Antoinette to Jacqueline Kennedy at
the Nassau
County Museum of Art, New York.
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Redfern Silk Evening Ensemble, English, ca. 1900 |
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This
opulent two-piece gown-epitomizing
Belle Époque
luxury-was created by the House
of Redfern. A renowned English couture establishment,
Redfern was founded in 1871 and specialized in elegant
yet casual country clothing for women; early success
led to expansion, and soon branches were opened in
Paris and in the United States. Although the House
of Redfern is most associated with the tailored walking
suit, extravagant evening gowns were also a specialty.
Made from changeable silk taffeta with a trompe l'oil pattern
of festooned pearls and feathers, this striking evening
ensemble incorporates coordinating chartreuse satin,
fine black lace, tulle, and metallic purl and buckle
embellishment. The overall effect is one of heightened
decadence. A woven waistband reads: Redfern, Ladies
Tailor, 67 Ross Street, Manchester, HM the Queen
and HRH Princess of Wales.
Provenance: Made for Mrs. Mark Wood, mother of
the Contessa di St. Elia.
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Printed Cotton Day Dress, British,
ca. 1825-30 |
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Sky
blue cotton with waistband and hem printed with small- and large-scale
floral, foliate and butterfly pattern in shades of red, blue,
lavender-grey, white, and black. The bodice with wide, square
neckline, gathered into slightly raised waistline; leg o'mutton
sleeves with wide cuffs; gathered skirt with deep flounce at hem.
$2,600
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