Black Victorian Bodice with Puff Sleeves 50s evening wear long bell sleeves w/ scallop

long bell sleeves w/ scallop edge embroidered eyelet holes border design on cuff

High band collar

Item # 1771

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Black Victorian Bodice with Puff Sleeves 50s evening wear long bell sleeves w/ scallopFabulous bodice circa 1897 in black silk faille with checkered black, white, and green silk accents and decorative cord trim. Sweet little bow at the back. Lined with brown glazed cotton, and boned. The sleeves are lined with a patterned cotton. Hook and eye closures down the center front of the lining. Hook and thread closures at the collar. Puff sleeves or leg o mutton sleeves, not quite as exaggerated as the mid 1890s. This bodice is very well made