Purple Cotton 3 Tiered/Flounced Civil War Day Dress-36

Product Details

This is a 2 piece Civil War dress/gown. It is made of 100% yarn dyed woven cotton in purple. It has little woven crosses woven throughout the fabric. It is accented with black Venice lace and black gimp braid.

The bodice has a lovely jewel neckline with dropped shoulders and pagoda styled sleeves. It 4 darts in front with princess seams in the back, for the perfect fit. It is fully lined and closes down the front with black fabric covered buttons. The front and back of the bodice is finished with black Venice lace, as are the pagoda styled sleeves. The hemline has been hand finished.

The skirt is extra full. The bottom tier is 320 inches around, the middle tier is 270 inches around and the top tier is 180 inches around and has been hemmed to approimately 44 inches. It has been handpleated onto a matching waistband and closes in the back with hooks and eyes. Each tier is edged with 2 rows of cotton blend braid.

The gown, itself, measures waist of 36 inches with a bust of 44 inches

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