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Fine
Vintage Clothing and
Accessories
On The Internet since June
1997
Vintage
Clothing, Victorian to 1919 (page
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Dee
Davenport Howe
146 Bowdoin
Street ~ Springfield, Massachusetts 01109 ~ (413)
-781-1505
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Teens era Navy
wool skirt. Haring bone design. "A" line
shape skirt. Front hook closure 2 1/2 inch
tucks sewn down the sides of the skirt to
the hem. 6 quarter size buttons on the
left side for decoration. Skirt is ankle
length. The back center of the skirt is
slightly gathered. In the back are 2 tiny
insect holes , 3/4 of the way down. In the
front their are 7 more tiny insect holes.
The skirt is very wearable. 28 inch
waist.
cat# DC4457
price $75.00
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Edwardian
wedding gown . Slightly off white tulle
with lace trim. The skirt is floor length.
38 inches long in the front, 40 inches
long in back. 2 sets of 4 tucks and a
tulle ruffle with 2 inch lace trim. One
set mid way down the skirt and one set at
the bottom. The skirt is lined in off
white gauze with a ruffle at the hem, and
one inch lace at the bottom of the ruffle.
The back of the skirt has a double hook
closure, hooks were moved to make it
smaller and can be moved back to make it a
22 inch waist. Skirt waist is 20 inches.
The skirt has some very light small age
spots in the from, not very noticeable.
The blouse/ waist is off white tulle with
lace insets. From the neck to above the
bust. Crochet lace trim in front of the
bust and around the back. One inch crochet
lace trim down the front , and around the
yoke. 2 layers of lace at the bottom of
the yoke. Pigeon front. Button closure in
back buttons are hidden. Sleeves are 3/4
length. with lace trim on the sleeves and
4 inch lace cuffs. Dress has a crochet
lace high collar with yoke, that fits on
top of the bodice. An off white silk belt
and bow. Bodice is not lined in the front.
Bust 32/34 inches. waist 22 inches. In
back from neck to waist is 15 inches.
Excellent Condition.
cat#
DC6074 price
$325.00
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TEENS Era
White linen dress. High round neck. five-
1/4 inch tucks on the shoulders in front.
A 5 1/2 inch wide lace panel in the front
center, from neck to the waist. 1 1/2 inch
waist band. The bodice is gathered above
the waist band. Long sleeves with 1 1/2
inch wide lace cuffs. Dress has a gored
skirt, ankle length. 9 mother of pearl
buttons for closure in back. In the back
of the bodice are 2 one inch wide lace
panels on each side of the opening. There
are a few very minor imperfections in the
lace and one very tiny hole in the skirt ,
it is smaller than the head of a pencil
eraser. The hole is located near a seam
it's not noticeable, otherwise the dress
is in Excellent Condition. 35 inch bust ,
26 inch waist, 54 inches long from
shoulder to hem.
cat#
DC3967 price
$225.00
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Victorian
wrapper. Very light weight cotton fabric,
white with black tiny circles, white
cotton ruffle with black trim around the
yokes, both back and front and cuffs. Long
sleeves with puffy tops . Front hidden 5
mother of pearl button closure. Small
standard collar. Under both back and front
yoke the fabric is gathered to make the
wrapper fuller . One front pocket on the
right. The wrapper should have 2 waist
ties but one is missing. Item is machine
made, a tiny cotton tag on the inside of
the neck the printing on the tag is faded
and gone. There are 3 holes in the back by
the hem. one is 1/4 inch wide and one inch
long. the other 2 holes are smaller than
the head of a pencil eraser. 30 inch bust
23 inch waist. Excellent
Condition.
cat#
DC5188 price
$155.00
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Edwardian-
blouse. White cotton gauze. Blouse has
long sleeves , 6 inch cuffs with 8 tiny
tucks. No collar. In front of the blouse
it has 3 1 3/4 inch wide crochet lace
insets that form "V" patterns. Between the
top "V" and the second the white gauze has
several tiny tucks for decoration. In the
center front there is a small embroidered
diamond shape. The blouse buttons down the
back and has 4 small tucks on each side of
the opening. about a 36 inch bust. Their
are 3 tiny holes in the lace at the base
of the bottom "V" otherwise it's in
Excellent Condition.
cat#
DC3298 price $75.00
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Victorian
1880's bustle dress, The bodice is a black
on black silk brocade of a leaf design.
Long sleeves, the front of the sleeves are
black velvet with 3 buttons on the cuffs,
there should be 4 buttons one is missing,
some wear on the inside of the elbow on
the velvet. The front of the bodice has
black velvet down the front on both sides
and the 1 1/2 inch collar, also a black
velvet piping around the hem . a bow in
front with both the black velvet and
brocade fabrics. the black velvet is worn
in spots especially in the area of the
buttons, there is a small hole on the left
side front probably where a mourning pin
had gone. Bodice has a 14 button closure,
buttons are dime size black and brass with
a flower design the same buttons are on
the sleeves . The bodice is lined in tan
cotton, has inside waist belt, no boning,
outside of bodice has a watch pocket in
front, 1/2 inch line crack in the silk
near the pocket, 5 very tiny holes near
hem in the silk. Waist 31 inches, 38 inch
bust. The skirt is black silk brocade with
a 6 1/2 inch wide panel of velvet down the
front, the velvet panel starts at the
waist and ends 6 inches from the hem, the
very bottom of the skirt is a 5 1/2 inch
pleated velvet, the brocade part of the
skirt ends at the velvet and has the
gladiator style scalloped edges, the
velvet hem has some minor wear, also in
front on 2 pleats at the hem, one of the
pleats has 2 inches missing of the velvet,
and the other pleat has 3 holes about the
size of the head of the pencil eraser. The
waist band has been replaces on the skirt,
Waist 30 inches. skirt is lined in black
cotton. Close
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cat#
DC3175 Price
$475.00
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Edwardian
white cotton gauze skirt, with 2, 7 inch
ruffles that have 2 lace insets and the
same lace trim at the bottom of each
ruffles, waist 24 inches, hook closure in
back, skirt is 39 inches long in front and
44 inches long in back. This skirt has a
full under skirt with a ruffle at the
bottom, the ruffle on the under skirt has
3 lace insets and lace trim at the hem and
that ruffle is lined with a plain cotton
ruffle. There are a couple of tiny
pinholes in the bottom ruffle of the top
skirt, otherwise the skirt is in Excellent
condition.
cat#
DC2409 Price
$120.00
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Early Teens
Titanic era. Black silk faille dress with
rust color velvet trim on the neck, cuffs
and shoulder seams. The sleeves are elbow
length open on the outside. Dress has an
off white lace under blouse, with a high
collar , blouse is lined just above the
bodice to the waist. Waist seam on the
dress is slightly higher than normal. The
skirt is in 2 layers. The bottom skirt
goes to the floor and the top skirt is
shorter and comes to a "V" both back and
front. Dress has hook closure in back. The
hem of the skirt on the fold that touches
the ground is not perfect, but not very
noticeable. Otherwise the dress is in
Excellent Condition. 32 inch bust, 26 inch
waist and 53 inches long from shoulder to
hem.
cat#
DC4712 price
$175.00
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Beautiful 1905
Edwardian 2 pc dress. Black tulle with a
small dot design .The bodice has black
cotton rose appliqué' flowers
decorating both front and back. 2 inch
high collar, Long sleeves with an 8 inch
narrow cuff , the rest of the sleeve is
loose fitting. The cuff is black silk
lined. Silk has faded slightly. Sleeve and
bodice are lined with black polished
cotton. 13 metal stays . Hook closure in
front , pigeon front. Pleated black silk
waist band, the silk on the waist band is
slightly faded. This bodice has no under
arm damage and is in exceptional
condition. Bodice is 32/ 34 inch bust, 25
1/2 inch waist, 16 inches between the
shoulders. The skirt is the same tulle
with dot design fabric, has gathers on the
sides and back and flat in front center.
New replaced waist band. Hook closure in
back . At the bottom of the skirt is a
hand gathered ruffle of sheer black crepe
with 2 rows of black silk ruche trim.
Skirt is 25 inch waist, 4o inches long in
front and 44 inches long in back. Skirt is
lined in black polished cotton. with a
gathered/pleated ruffle hem. This gown is
in great condition
cat# DC2104
price $355.00
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Edwardian/
Teens 2 piece dress. Off white gauze with
brown ovals with tiny roses as the print.
1 inch lace collar, 2 tucks on each side
in front they run from the shoulders to
the waist. Lace trim down the front from
shoulder to waist and a "V" shape lace
design framing out a yoke. 7 tiny tucks in
the center under the yoke. 3/4 sleeves
with lace trim. Snap closure in back.
Gathered skirt ankle length. 3 small rust
stains on the skirt, they are not
noticeable because of the print. The hem
on the skirt is 4 inches, looks like it
was taken up at one time. Skirt is a 28
inch waist. 36 inches long , plus the 4
inch hem. Bodice is 28 inch waist, 40 inch
bust. Excellent Condition.
cat#
DC4748 price $225.00
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Titanic/ Teens
era, White cotton linen dress. High round
neck, with decorative double stitching in
an angled design. 2 crochet buttons and
faux button holes for decoration. Elbow
length sleeves with the same angled
design, double stitching and 3 button and
holes for decoration. Bodice is decorated
with reverse angle designs and 7 crochet
buttons and holes. Gathered at the waist.
Back button closure. 2 worn spots one on
each side of the button closure. when
wearing a white corset cover the wear
spots will never show. Skirt is "A" line
shape, floor length. A 1 inch tuck goes
around the skirt in an angle design same
as bodice and sleeves. the tuck is 9
inches above the hem. On the high spots of
the angle there are crochet buttons and
button holes. Also a small pleat on the
right front and back center of lower
skirt. Great dress Great condition. 24
inch waist, 34 inch bust.
cat#
DC4021 price $195.00
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Late 1890's
black silk 2 piece dress. The bodice- High
black velvet collar, with a black bead
fringe. The yoke is a white on white silk,
stripe design. The remainder of the bodice
and skirt are a black silk with 1/4 inch
silk thread lines. A scalloped neckline
around the yoke with 2 rows of a rush silk
black ribbon trim. Long narrow sleeves
with slight puffiness at the tops and
narrow to the wrists . Little cap tops on
the shoulders over lapping the puffy part
of the sleeves. These caps are lined in
white silk and edged with the black rush.
Two rows of rush come down the front to
the waist. The bodice has a slight pigeon
front. 9 stays on the inside, tan cotton
lined. Bodice has a 23 inch waist, 30 inch
bust. The yoke has a couple of tiny holes,
The black silk has a few very tiny holes
near the arm seam. The Skirt has 7 gores
and a wide flounce at the hem with silk
ribbon rush trim. Skirt is lined in black
cotton and has a velvet hem. 23 inch
waist, 41 inches long in front and 46
inches long in back. The bodice lining is
torn in one spot by the hooks inside. High
collar has soiling on the inside. Underarm
staining on the lining. Skirt has mends by
the hooks in back of the waist band. and
slight wear on the hem.
cat#
DC4294 Price $475.00
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