PATTERNED SILK FANCY DRESS EVENING GOWN, CHICAGO, LATE 1890s

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B 29", W 27", labeled "Marshall Field & Co, Chicago", handmade lace, seam strain to bodice, age spots, cluster of holes in skirt, see photos. Provenance: The M. Estella Sprague Costume Collection.

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PATTERNED SILK FANCY DRESS EVENING GOWN, CHICAGO, LATE 1890s

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Sep 8, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT

Saxtons River, VT, United States

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