Chestnut Self-Figured Silk Dress

circa 1840. L 54" Rochester Historical Society, sold to benefit the collections fund.

1-piece chestnut silk having fan-front bodice, long padded and collared sleeve with button detail, back closure with self bows, full skirt with gauged gathers and buckram hem band, polished cotton und

Very pale figured silk dress woven in floral & stripe motif, bodice w/ V front at W, self-fabric ruffle & pleated trims, skirt attached to bodice, sleeve caps, B 32", W 27", L 52.5", (underarm stains

Chestnut brown silk, the sleeveless scoop-neck bodice decorated with brown bugle beads in a vertical stripe pattern terminating in beaded fringe at the set-in waist with self piping, slightly gathered

1 melon silk velvet, self-covered buttons on sleeves & dress back, B 38", W 32", (small hole on left front sleeve seam, faint underarm stain, discoloration at shoulder seams); 1 gold figured satin w/

Goldenrod silk figured with abstract floral devices, trimmed in black and pumpkin silk bands, wide dropped waistband, the skirt having two tiers of accordion pleats. B-38, low waist-34, H-40, L-46. (S

1920s gold silk dress, self scarf, includes wide belt not shows,

Including: embroidered silk gauze dress overlay with ribbon accents, waist size 25"; bias-cut dolman sleeve dress with flower applique and lace, waist size 28"; embroidered tan silk self-tie dress, wa

Includes a green lace dress with a silk self slip and a matching scarf, a child's dress and a copper colored silk dress with some shattering.

1 lavender-blue assuit cotton net dress w/ self sleeves, silk edged bateau neck opening, typical gold tone geometric zigzag horizontal band pattern throughout, side slits at sides of hem, B 50”,

Aquamarine jacquard with tiny diagonal stripes figured with leaf devices, empire bodice with short puffed sleeve and a hem border of polychrome satin-stitch embroidery below a wide tuck, drawstring ne

SPANISH QUEEN'S STRIPED SILK DRESS, c. 1810. White and pale red having high waist and short puffed sleeve, slightly trained skirt, the hem decorated with a double row of pinked and ruched self fabric,

Cream satin figured with star flowers having boatneck edged in tiny pleats above a ruched band of aerophane, the bodice draped with a swag of self pleats over the shoulder and fastening at back beneat

Christian Dior Demi Couture Floral Print Silk Taffeta Dress, c.1956. Labelled 'Christian Dior- Europe/ Manufacture par Christian Dior Export'. It has self constructed corset and petitcoat. Armpit to a

Pale aqua figured with an abstract floral repeat having a wide round collar squared at the front, cuff decorated with self bands, slightly gathered at center front waist and center back, attached self

Fashioned from 1770s pink and ivory jacquard, having long sleeve empire bodice with slightly gathered square neckline, back hook & eye closures, self band at waist, bodice back lined in muslin. Tag in

Pink faille having bodice with pleats draped en garde, wide boatneck with lace trim and short pleated sleeve, full pleated skirt set into a gentle waist point with self piping, inverted rouleaux scall

An ivory figured silk gown, 1820s with later alterations, the sleeves with padded rouleaux trimmings with looped adornments; together with an 1840s dress with later alterations now comprising a separa

Cream with long raglan sleeve and off-center faux wrap bodice having gilt and faux pearl flowerhead buttons, shaped waistline, self tie with fancy finials, slightly gathered A-line skirt. B-36, W-26,

Chestnut taffeta with a subtle woven stripe having long collared sleeve with tucks, shaped with small gathers at the elbow, bodice front with fan pleats lined in glazed muslin padded at the bust, wais

Short sleeve red and white striped silk figured with squares, having quilted red satin bib appliqued with white and lilac flowers, wide quilted lilac satin hem band, striped sash backed in gingham, tr

Black dupioni silk having wide, short, padded raglan sleeve, front closure with two large buttons-one at the neck, one buttoning on wide self belt, wide skirt with inverted center front pleat. Labeled

Karl Lagerfeld for Chloé Pleated Silk Dress, 1970-80s Blue silk dress printed with white squares and cut with a wide scoop neckline, raglan sleeves, and embellished with pleated self fabric at th

V neck, long dolman sleeves, CF brass hook closures, self-fabric cord-tie belt, B 36", W 25", l 47", (light stains, 1 small hole, open seams) fair.