OUTSTANDING CREAM WOOL FLANNEL WITH VELVET EDWARDIAN MAN TAILORED WALKING SUIT. TOP DRAWER DETAILING!
1910s cream wool flannel walking suit with velvet trim. Cut-away tailcoat Regency styled jacket. Velvet collar and faux bound button holes. Two part self buttons of wool and velvet and velvet bound buttons holes at front closure and cuff trim. Geometric self appliques at front waist and jacket back left and right with embroidered bar detail. Princess seaming. Relined in luxurious champagne silk charmeuse. Ankle length A-line skirt with interesting waist yoke detail.
Label:
"Shepard Norwell Co."
Approximate Measurements: Jacket
Bust - 36"
Shoulder, measured from seam to seam across the back yoke - 15"
Sleeve, measured from seam to cuff edge - 24"
Center, measured back length from collar roll to hem edge - 32" Skirt
Waist - 25"
Hip - 38"
Length, measured from waist to hem edge - 36"
Hem - 5"
Condition:
Very good condition. Light mark on right sleeve below elbow about 4" X 1". Some small neat woven repairs on jacket. The skirt has some little spots above the hem and a soil line underneath at the old hem. Although this garment has some condition issues it is an extraordinary piece and totally wearable.
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