TWO FIGURED SILK DAY OR DINNER DRESSES, 1890s

1 gingerbread brown 1-pc Kate Greenaway inspired day dress, figured wool-silk blend, vegetable ivory buttons, empire waist, piped neckline, leg o mutton sleeve, c. 1890, B 32”, W 25”, L 52” (missing WB closures, 0.75” hole lower RT placket, loose weft threads, tiny-1.75” wear spots, 1.25” pull B RT WB, underarm disc.) Very good ; 1 2-pc dinner dress of black patterned silk satin woven w/ribbed carnation & ribbon motif, originally 1890s, remodelled at later date, bodice B 36.5”, W 27”, L 15”-20”, skirt W 28”, L 38”(few 0.75”-1.5” tears, altered SHs, neckline, lower bodice, cuffs, & WB, disc. boning channels, one partially detached boning channel, completely worn skirt hem edge, loss of pile int. velvet hem tape) Good