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#4354 - c. 1889 World's Fair Silver Medal Winner Black Velvet Visite Mantle! If perfect, this would command the highest price. However there is velvet loss at the shoulders, the lining has a few tears, and some of the feather trim is shorter than it was originally.  However, with that all said, I am proud to offer this piece to you! Amazing label... as you will see, this garment design was awarded the Silver Medal from the 1889 Parisian Exposition Universelle - the World's Fair for which the Eiffel Tower was built, and which served as an entrance arch to the fair!!!! The silk soutache trimmed leaf and scroll design is amazing throughout the garment. Long chenille and twisted rope fringe trim down front and all around sleeves and hemline. The high neck is trimmed in short ostrich feathers. A couture piece without a doubt! Measures: 52" long.

SOLD - but on display in Museum Category for Research/Display

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