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Lot 8251
An embroidered woman's summer gauze robe 19th century
16 December 2014, 10:00 PST
San FranciscoSold for US$4,750 inc. premium
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An embroidered woman's summer gauze robe
19th century
With a right-side closure design, worked in a pleasant color combination on a rich purple ground with butterflies and flower sprigs, lined with flower-decorated ivory laces and black bands with similar butterfly-and-flower motif that repeat to the extended ivory-colored section of each sleeve, the reticulated gilt metal ball buttons fitted with silk brocade loops.
54 x 50in (137.2 x 127cm)
With a right-side closure design, worked in a pleasant color combination on a rich purple ground with butterflies and flower sprigs, lined with flower-decorated ivory laces and black bands with similar butterfly-and-flower motif that repeat to the extended ivory-colored section of each sleeve, the reticulated gilt metal ball buttons fitted with silk brocade loops.
54 x 50in (137.2 x 127cm)














