Brown jacket and long purple – bordeaux skirt by silk taffeta

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Description

Jacket by silk taffeta, brown, long-sleeve, with Mandarin collar, cuffs and edges of a fuchsia silk velvet, lined inside. Buttons of probably ivory. Tight at the waist, opening at the hips with three rich pleats at the back that start at the waist. Long purple - bordeaux skirt, by silk taffeta, tight fir at the waist with crease, cloche, with stitches at knee-length. Farthingale included. The skirt could be part of Cretan costume.

Decade

1900

Donator

Unknown

Keywords

silk, taffeta, ivory,farthingale

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