1. 1859 Wedding Dress
    White cutwork collar. Plaid - green and mauve silk taffeta. 1 piece pagoda sleeves. Floral braid with green fringe and gold tassels puffing at top of sleeves slit up to puffed area and lined in lime green silk. Cartridge pleating around entire shut waist, 25". Waist metal stays in skirt - 25". Waist metal stays in bodice front. Left opening in skirt. Front and back end in points. Bodice lined in brown polished cotton. (Pic # 74, 75, 77, 78)
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  1. Bodice - 1865 long Basque style
    A. Taupe silk fringing and box pleated ruching on both bottom edge of jacket and yoke. Sleeve is coat sleeve with 1 row of box pleated ruching. Kelly Green button. Back has gow trimmed in fringe. 2 piece waist (seam at waist) - No stays
    (Pic # 79, 80, 81)

    B. Shirt is green and lite green stripes (vertical) with tiny window pane background. Hem saver- none but has been shortened.
    (Pic # 82)
  1. Dress 1860's
    Wide vertical blue and gray stripes, window pane background.
    2-piece pointed front and back. Bishop sleeve with jockey cap, trimmed in blue and white embroidered braid. Blue self covered buttons. Jockey cap is split in back points in jacket and front of jacket. Boned 24" waist. Bodice lined in brown polished cotton - skirt also lined, hemsaver twill braid in blue.
    (Pic # 83, 84, 85, 86)

  1. Blue changeable silk embroidered day dress 1858- 1862
    No trim, no buttons (hooks and eyes). 1 piece front left opening on skirt. Pagoda sleeve- inverted pleats neck armseye and waist have self piping knife pleats. Bodice and shirt lined in brown cotton. Fan front - 6 seams in skirt. Hemsaver (horse hair)
    (Pic # 87, 88)

  1. Blue wool mantle - 1858 - 1862
    17 inches long. Lining light blue. Scalloped collar - 11" back seam scalloping is light blue faille edged with narrow white braid. Blue faille and white braid form a false collar 2" down tied with grosgrain. Neck encased in blue faille ribbon (seam binding affect)
    (Pic # 97, 98, 99)

  1. Navy blue taffeta with black embroidered horizontal stripes 1864 - 1868
    Coat sleeve - gathered ruching of self fabric at cuff. Self covered functional buttons. Skirt opens front left. Self piping at neck, armseye and waist. Bodice is lined with polished brown cotton. Light boning at front and back. Skirt lined in navy polished cotton. Skirt front is flattened with inverted pleats, 2 on each side. Waist is 24". Self fabrick puffing and ruching in vertical medallions on skirt. Back or skirt has cartridge pleating. Puffing on skirt is diagonal. 9 medallions. Blue braid hemsaver, pocket front right.
    (Pic # 89)

  1. Brown silk bodice Mid 1860s
    Crocheted brown buttons straight waist treatment. Sleeve has 2 rows brown braiding. Yoke has braid and fringe on front. Light boning front only. Brown cotton lining. Waist 16 1/2 ". Silk bodice not listed but came with the brown bodice.
    (Pic # 95, 96)







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