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Edwardian White Irish Crochet and Cotton Walking or Wedding Suit – L, 1900s
About the Item
A museum-quality piece of extreme rarity, this turn-of-the-century walking suit is exceptional for its extraordinary workmanship, condition, atypical silhouette and unheard-of large size. Whereas most suits of this era featured long jackets with nipped waists, this one incorporates a swing silhouette amplified by crochet gores and echoed in its modified lantern sleeves. As sturdy and stunning now as it was over a century ago.
Off white Irish crochet walking suit. Jacket features crochet middy collar with scalloped back; heavily embroidered cotton front and rear panels inset with nine crochet gores for sweeping silhouette. Modified crochet lantern sleeves with narrow Irish crochet lace wrist; four frog button closures with knotted tassels. Scalloped bottom edge; unlined. Skirt of heavily embroidered cotton with inverted Irish crochet gores around full circumference from knee to hem; free-hanging rear panel train with inverted Irish crochet gore. Flat trapunto stitch waistband and left Prym snap closures with top hooks and eyes; unlined.
fabric: cotton duck, Irish cotton crochet
noteworthy: dry clean only
condition: very good with a few *very* discrete, lightly colored stains on skirt and faint mildew residue present despite multiple deep cleanings; yellowing on frog button closures
repairs: none
measurements
•jacket•
collar: 4 ½” at widest with rear drop of 5” at longest
inset shoulders: 15”
natural shoulders: 18”
sleeve length: 23 ½” from inset shoulder, 19” from underarm (including 3 ¾” lace wrist)
sleeve circumference: 16” at upper arm, 8” at wrist
bust: 42”
waist: 40”
length: 25” from shoulder, 27” from rear neck, 19” from underarm
sweep: 60”
•skirt•
waist: 31”
hips: 56”
length: 39 ½” including 2” waistband
sweep: 90 ½”
rear panel train: 22 ½” long x 11” wide
hem: 1 ½”
label: none
size: no size tag present; comparable to modern large
- Dimensions:Marked Size: none; comparable to size L (US)Bust: 42 in (106.68 cm)Waist: 31 in (78.74 cm)Hip: 56 in (142.24 cm)
- Style:Edwardian (Of the Period)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. A few *very* discrete, lightly colored stains on skirt and faint mildew residue present despite multiple deep cleanings; yellowing on frog button closures.
- Seller Location:Tucson, AZ
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