3-PC WORTH LABELED SILK MOIRE VISITING ENSEMBLE, 1880s

Blue silk faille three-piece visiting ensemble, skirt of blue silk faille w/ moire’ panels at back & blue velvet bands applied to front, moire’ knife pleated hem, skirt reworked, 1880s, likely period counterfeit Worth woven petersham label, label “Worth, Paris”, Bodice B 38” W 26” L 21-25” Skirt W 27” L 44” Hat 7.5” x 6” x5” w/ 25” x 1.5” ribbon (shattering up to 0.5” & disc. int neckband, 1” open seam RT collar, wear & loss up to 0.25” skirt Wband & pocket lining, some wear/detaching buttons, sig. splits & detached areas hat lining, fraying hat ribbon & bow ends, many small-tiny holes & pulls, few stains up to 0.5”, several areas of loose threads, button location & skirt elements possibly altered/removed) Very Good