SALE Aesthetic Ensemble Silk Blouse Skirt Camisole Top Museum Quality FREE World Wide Shipping

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Museum quality, ALL SILK ensemble in an exquisite harmony of design, color and construction. This is an unworn 3 piece set. It comes from my personal collection. This ensemble is a textile treasure. There are three pieces.

Done in delicate sweet pea colours of pink silk, blue silk ribbons, silk covered dangling beaded, baubles. It is exquisitely embroidered with French Knots and flowing lines of stitching.

The all original ensemble includes a camisole top, over blouse and skirt. The set is shown with no underslip.

The fine silk is delicate and very fine, with accents being of illusion silk. The embroidery work is all hand done, in the flowing, sinuous lines of the Art Nouveau design period. The body of the pieces was done on a machine. This set is a symphony of unstructured elegance.

The over blouse with scooped neckline has a lovely flounce all around. All flounces have the MOST delicate edging of blue silk. It closes in the back with snaps. The closure is lavishly decorated with the tiny faux buttons that match the dangling baubles on the front. These tiny little beads are silk thread covered and are the most darling things you have ever seen.

There is a lavish work of embroidery at the center bottom, just above the dangles. This undulating hand work is done in blue with black highlights. The WIDE blue silk ribbon threaded through openings in the front are decorative only. They finish in a showy bow at the back. The sleeves are straight cut with a pleated flounce at the cuff and more delicious embroidery. The finished hems are turned, with perforated accents.

The camisole or bandeau as it was called is too lovely. The straps, band at the top and bottom of sheer pink illusion silk. These are highlighted with tiny French knots in the sweat pea blue. The center section of pink silk, has an embroidered wreath of minuscule French knots and tiny flowers in pink and blue. An embroidered silk ribbon threads through the top and ties in center back for adjustment of the neckline. There are a row of covered snaps for further closure.

The wide flounce at the bottom of the skirt is pleated and finished with turned and perforated edges. The skirt is unlined. Magnificent in it's simplicity.

Here are the measurements in INCHES for all three pieces. These measurements are taken straight along the garment when laying flat.

CAMISOLE: Bust 40, Length from shoulder to hem 15.5 inches. BLOUSE: Bust 40, Waist 42, Hip 48, Center back to hem 29, Sleeve from shoulder to cuff 23 & 1/2, Arm hole opening 20; with the sleeve tapering to 11 inches. SKIRT: Waist 38, Hip 54 and Length 34 inches. This is an extra large, UNUSUAL size to find. It is also meant to be worn loose. Please measure similar pieces that you own and fit you well to compare sizing.

Please note that these would have been worn very LOOSE. The colors are even and exquisite with no fading, or spots. All three pieces are very strong and could be worn with consideration of it's importance. Provenance provided to buyer, is not documented. I am the second owner of this set. It was purchased at a time when I did not realize the importance of documenting it's history.

There is no wear or damage to silk or embroidery. As noted above, the set is unworn. Please note: the elastic threading in the skirt waist is original to the set. Elastic has been used in clothing since 1820, this old original elastic has only a life of 20-30 years. It has lost it's "give." For museum purposes it is fine. If you want to wear the set, please consider replacing the elastic for proper fit.

Item ID: vc2223

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