Brilliant Blue Cotton 3 Tiered Flounced Civil War Tea Gown/Day Dress-3

Product Details

This is a 2 piece Civil War dress/gown. It is made of 100% cotton quilters fabric. It is a brilliant blue. It is accented with a wide, gold and blue floral jacquard ribbon and gold Venice lace.

The bodice has a lovely square neckline, aka tea gown, 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 gold metal buttons. The front and back of the bodice is finished with ribbon accenting the neckline. The neckline has stand up gold Venice lace. . The sleeves have a row of ribbon and lace toward the sleeve opening. It also has matching ribbon toward the top of the sleeve. It has sleeve jockeys that hang gracefully over the sleeves and are trimmed with ribbon, also.

It has matching jacquard ribbon at the waistband to create a faux belt. All 3 tiers are accented with matching jacquard ribbon. The skirt is extra full. The bottom tier is 360 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.

The gown, itself, measures waist of 32 inches with a bust of 40 inches

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