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The lower hem is faced in linen gauze, with an additional applied band of finely knife-pleated, stiffened denser linen hemmed to hold a pleated lace ruffle. A linen tape is affixed to control the flow of the train.
#c370 1870s wire-frame bonnet at VintageTextile.com
Taffeta bustle dress from the Lincoln Hill estate (detail), 1870s (via Vintage Textile)
My Collection, Inside Out: The 1874 Kate Pendergast Dress
1874 Kate Pendergast dress. Bodice turned INSIDE OUT to show all the construction details.
House of Worth | Evening dress | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
House of Worth | Evening dress | French | The Met
corset boning vs bodice boning – The Pragmatic Costumer
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My Collection, Inside Out: 1890’s Red Silk Bodice
Pragmatic Costumer's look at an 1890s bodice's construction
Turn of the Century Bodice and Skirt Outfit with Fabulous Pleated Back