Lot 372
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A lady's evening gown of coral red silk, the high-waisted bodice with wide neck and short puffed sleeves, the gored skirt with padded ruffled hemline, trimmed with a scalloped flounce edged with piping and applied with a stylised meandering vine border bearing quatrefoil flower motifs, with similar motifs applied to the sleeves, the wide neckline trimmed with mechlin-type lace, circa 1830, some stains
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A lady's evening gown of coral red silk, the high-waisted bodice with wide neck and short puffed sleeves, the gored skirt with padded ruffled hemline, trimmed with a scalloped flounce edged with piping and applied with a stylised meandering vine border bearing quatrefoil flower motifs, with similar motifs applied to the sleeves, the wide neckline trimmed with mechlin-type lace, circa 1830, some stains

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A lady's evening gown of coral red silk, the high-waisted bodice with wide neck and short puffed sleeves, the gored skirt with padded ruffled hemline, trimmed with a scalloped flounce edged with piping and applied with a stylised meandering vine border bearing quatrefoil flower motifs, with similar motifs applied to the sleeves, the wide neckline trimmed with mechlin-type lace, circa 1830, some stains
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Provenance
The Hon. Mrs Hugh Dundas
Exhibited
Edinburgh, The Merchants' Hall, Clothes From Scottish Country Houses, 22nd October - 7th November 1969
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

Lot Essay

Sold with the exhibition catalogue and black and white photograph of the dress modelled for the exhibition

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