A RARE, ANTIQUE, EDWARDIAN, EARLY 1900’s, BLACK, WOOL, SPORTING, DRESS. THE BODICE FEATURES A SQUARE NECKLINE, SAILOR STYLE COLLAR, A BIB STYLE PANEL, THAT ATTACHES AT THE SHOULDERS, AND FORMS THE SASH THAT FASTENS IN THE BACK. THE ” BIB ” IS EDGED WITH BLACK, TEXTURED, RIBBON, IN THE FRONT, AND BACK. THERE IS A GEOMETRIC, DOUBLE SQUARE, DESIGN ON THE CENTER, FRONT, OF THE BODICE. THE COLLAR IS TRIMMED WITH RIBBON AS WELL. LONG SLEEVES, PLEATED AT THE ELBOWS, AND RIBBON BANDS AT THE WRISTS. THE BODICE HAS A BLACK, NET LINING WITH A HOOK, AND THREAD LOOP CLOSURE. THE SKIRT HAS A RECTANGULAR, PANEL IN THE FRONT, AND BACK, ADORNED WITH THE SAME RIBBON TRIM AS THE BODICE. THE DRESS HAS A COMBINATION OF SNAP, AND HOOK, AND EYE CLOSURES. MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH – 46, SHOULDERS – APPROX. 15″, BUST – 24″, WAIST – 27″, HIPS – 40″, SLEEVES – APPROX. IN VERY GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH, SOME SCATTERED SMALL SEAM OPENINGS, THE NET LINING IN THE BODICE HAS AN APPROX. 3/4″ HOLE, 1/8″ HOLE, 1″ WEAR SPOT, TWO SMALL TEARS 1/4″, AND 1/8 IN SIZE. A VERTICAL SHAPED HOLE ON THE BACK SKIRT PANEL APPROX. 3/4″ IN SIZE, THE BIB ON THE BODICE FRONT HAS A 1/16″ HOLE, A PIN HOLE, 1/16 SURFACE HOLE. THE SASH HAS AN APPROX. 1/8 HOLE, AND SOME TINY SURFACE ONLY HOLES THAT ARE NOT THRU THE FABRIC. AND THE WOOL, TASSEL TRIMMED STREAMERS HAVE A SMALL CLUSTER OF TINY SURFACE ONLY HOLES. A RARE, AND VERY COLLECTIBLE, SPORTING DRESS!
