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Edwardian Aesthetic Capelet Collar Detachable Bodice Shirtwaist Dress–XXS, 1910s

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An ingenious design made to accommodate both nursing mothers and independent women without ladies’ maids to dress them, this gossamer tea dress features a semi-detachable bodice that unfastens halfway around the waist and up the left side. Its Lilliputian size belies an abundance of precious Edwardian details such as minuscule carved buttons, delicate tatted lace and deep horizontal pleats. Long sleeve shirtwaist dress with organdy capelet collar and 4 ½” turn-back cuffs trimmed in tatted lace; full, gathered waist skirt with triple tiered horizontal pleats at knee and hem. Hidden snap bodice closure from throat to waist covered by carved ornamental buttons; detached waist seam from center front to left hip, plus 9 ½” open seam at left hip with two hook and eye closures at left waist. Waist seam fully reinforced with 1 ½” wide cotton tape; dress unlined. fabric: sheer slubbed gauze, tatted lace, organdy noteworthy: dry clean only alterations: none condition: excellent measurements: collar: 7 ¼” at widest neckline opening: 7” across neckline circumference: 21 ½” (fully closed) shoulders: 11” sleeve length: 22 ½” from shoulder, 16” from underarm sleeve circumference: 12” at upper arm, 8” at wrist bust: 32” max waist: 23” bodice length: 13 ½” from shoulder, 7” from underarm hips: free skirt length: 34” total length: 47 ½” from shoulder, 41” from underarm sweep: 178” hem: 1 ¾” label: no label present size: no size tag present; comparable to modern size extra extra small
  • Dimensions:
    Bust: 32 in (81.28 cm)Waist: 23 in (58.42 cm)Shoulder to Hem: 47.5 in (120.65 cm)
  • Style:
    Aesthetic (Of the Period)
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Tucson, AZ
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 0811.09.7981stDibs: LU864311589492

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