Bron Textured Coat Sleeve Contrast Piping Trim 1860's Dress

 CIVIL WAR ERA BROWN SILK BODICE FOR DRESS W VELVET PIPING

DATING TO THE CIVIL WAR ERA
FASHIONED OF A BROWN SILK THAT HAS A DIAMOND TEXTURED RAISED WEAVE THROUGHOUT 
SEWN BY BOTH MACHINE AND HAND, HOOK AND EYES CLOSE THE FRONT WITH KNIT COVERED BUTTONS TRIMMING THE CLOSURE 
SHORT BONING IS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT.   VELVET PIPING RUNS ACROSS THE FRONT AND OVER THE DROP SHOULDERS AND TRIMS THE CUFFS
DATING TO THE CIVIL WAR ERA
FASHIONED OF A BROWN SILK THAT HAS A DIAMOND TEXTURED RAISED WEAVE THROUGHOUT 
SEWN BY BOTH MACHINE AND HAND, HOOK AND EYES CLOSE THE FRONT WITH KNIT COVERED BUTTONS TRIMMING THE CLOSURE 
SHORT BONING IS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FRONT.   VELVET PIPING RUNS ACROSS THE FRONT AND OVER THE DROP SHOULDERS AND TRIMS THE CUFFS
CONDITION:  A SMALL BUILT UP PERIOD MEND IS HARD TO SEE, IT IS ON THE FRONT SIDE OF EACH UNDERARM 
TINY WEAR TO THE UNDERARM PIPING, NO OTHER FLAWS, STRONG AND WEARABLE 

SIZING:
MEASUREMENTS IN INCHES:
CHEST:  30 
WAIST:  23 
SHOULDERS:  16 1/2 
SLEEVE:  21 
LENGTH:  15 

From the Industrious Lady

What a lovely period blouse! The coat sleeves show emphasis on the elbow and even has the cutest little epaulets about only an inch wide. Kind of interesting to notice too that on the shoulders the maker decided to put velvet over the seams. I think they are too wide to be actual piping.