Description
Melle FOING - Incarnate silk and black muslin day dress + fan - Late 19th century The ensemble is made in an incarnate pink silk covered with black pleated chiffon and lace. The bodice has ¾ sleeves imitating a two-piece with armholes. The neckline is round and scooped with a lace trim. Front closure with hooks and snaps. The interior is lined in beige cotton and has a belt for support, signed: Melle Foing / Robes - 35 rue Régemortes Moulins. The skirt matches and the ensemble also has a belt in the same material. -Bodice dimensions: Shoulder length (shoulder to shoulder): 33cm Chest (armpit to armpit): 45 cm Waist flat: 33 cm Sleeve length: 41 cm Height to middle of back: 32 cm -Skirt: Waist flat: 31 cm Front length: 103 cm Nice document. The pink silk is torn and fused in several places on both parts. The muslin has a few tears and loose stitches. Carved wooden fan with a black lace and gauze leaf and hand-painted decoration of an elegant lady with a swallow and bouquets of flowers in grisaille - Signed Leroy in the composition. Good structural condition - slight paint chips at the folds. Attached is a silk book cover with a blue exterior trimmed with passementerie and embroidered with a flower design on one side. The model closes with a bow and the interior is padded with pink silk. 16 X 24 . Dirt and minor wear. The closing ribbon is baked and tapered.
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Melle FOING - Incarnate silk and black muslin day dress + fan - Late 19th century The ensemble is made in an incarnate pink silk covered with black pleated chiffon and lace. The bodice has ¾ sleeves imitating a two-piece with armholes. The neckline is round and scooped with a lace trim. Front closure with hooks and snaps. The interior is lined in beige cotton and has a belt for support, signed: Melle Foing / Robes - 35 rue Régemortes Moulins. The skirt matches and the ensemble also has a belt in the same material. -Bodice dimensions: Shoulder length (shoulder to shoulder): 33cm Chest (armpit to armpit): 45 cm Waist flat: 33 cm Sleeve length: 41 cm Height to middle of back: 32 cm -Skirt: Waist flat: 31 cm Front length: 103 cm Nice document. The pink silk is torn and fused in several places on both parts. The muslin has a few tears and loose stitches. Carved wooden fan with a black lace and gauze leaf and hand-painted decoration of an elegant lady with a swallow and bouquets of flowers in grisaille - Signed Leroy in the composition. Good structural condition - slight paint chips at the folds. Attached is a silk book cover with a blue exterior trimmed with passementerie and embroidered with a flower design on one side. The model closes with a bow and the interior is padded with pink silk. 16 X 24 . Dirt and minor wear. The closing ribbon is baked and tapered.
