Antique Victorian Black Lace Collar - Bobbin Lace size 8 This is a very rich

This is a very rich looking vintage evening coat featuring a metallic gold brocade fabric

Hips:  47”

Age: 1940s / 1950s

It has its own inner green silk faille bustier that does up with hooks and eyes (see last close-up photo)

Sleeves: 23 1/2” from shoulder seam

Antique Victorian Black Lace Collar - Bobbin Lace size 8 This is a very richThis is an antique collar that is hand made of black lace, most likely worn during the Victorian era. Could have been worn when in mourning but not necessarily as black was fashionable at the time. I am not a lace expert, but I believe that the lace is a bobbin lace, perhaps Belgian. It is quite intricate and incorporates floral motifs in the pattern. It measures 9 in height at the center point, 25 across at its widest while laid out flat, 17 1 2 in