SILK FAILLE BUSTLE DRESS, 1868-1872 November 2, 2011 NYC New York City 3-piece cocoa brown & chestnut brown: peplum bodice, bell skirt & bustle overskirt, trimmed w/ ruffles, small & large functional & decorative buttons embroidered w/ stars, ruched bands & fringed bows, muslin bodice lining, glazed cotton & buckram skirt lining, B 35”, W 23.5”, (1 large skirt button missing, few seam areas unstitched, some ruched bands missing & unstitched, few small splits in bustle overskirt & 1 brown pea ...