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Ladies Late 1820s - 1836 Lowell Mill Day /Full Crown Dress

Full High Crown Lowell Mill      This page has two different dresses for the same time period with two options. Both are lined & bone bodices. If you notice this time period has higher up waist band, approx. 1-2" above belly button. This is the corded petticoat time period, although new starters use the 4 bone hoop, till they can afford or have the time to make the corded petticoat. (See Hoop/ corded petticoat section). This time period is approx. 125" in diameters, at the bottom of skirt. So if wish the skirt to fuller put a notation in the comment field      Full Crown dress is from 1830's up until 1836's. Which doesn't mean after 1836 this dress wasn't worn, since most women couldn't afford to throw anything away.      This dress has rectangle skirt panels and scooped bodice with dropped shoulders with gigot sleeves. The hem at ankle length. Closes in back with hook & eyes. The drawing has it with a little fuller sleeves then what it really is.      Lowell Mill dress is from the 1820's up until 1836's. This is not the same dress a "A". This dress more of a square neckline, off the shoulders, then the top of the sleeves are knife/ dart going downward to have a smoother look. Then the sleeves pucker out to a gather looking sleeve, then down to more of a tailored sleeve.      The Pelerine Caplet shown in the picture below, is like a fichu-u, or cape, a little hard to described. It can be ordered to go with either "A" or "B" as a dress up item. Can be done simply for cold weather or very decorative for evening wear and dress occasions.      Bertha, as shown in photo below (sample B) as white at top of bodice. This is like what we'd call today as a dickie. The one below is white cotton, pleated down front with stand up collar, buttons half way up the back. There is a front and back, which then ties on both sides at the waist.       Trim and Style (Use): The amount of trim varies with the intended use and social status of the owner. It can vary from no trim for a simple work/day dress to very fancy for a fancy tea or evening dress. The shopping cart offers five (5) levels for this dress: Work dress, Day Dress (simple trim), Day/Tea Dress (moderate trim), Tea dress (fancy), Evening dress (very fancy). We will add more pictures to show samples of the different levels as we can. For other variations or amounts of trim, please call or email us and talk about your needs/desires.      Optional: A Bertha or Pelerine Caplet, buttons or hook & eyes and diameters of bottom of skirt. Late 1820s - 1836 Lowell Mill Day / Full Crown Dress Click an image below for a larger view Sample A Full Crown w/Pelerine front Sample A Full Crown w/Pelerine back Sample A Full Crown front    We DO NOT make identical dresses. DO NOT ask for a dress "just like" one that we  have already made. Something must be changed: color, trim, fabric design or dress pattern. Also many of the fabrics shown are no longer available. That is why we don't list specific fabric choices. Sample A Full Crown back   Sample B Full Crown w/Bertha Front Sample C Lowell Mill Front       Available in dress sizes 8 to 20, can possibly adjust for some other sizes, e-mail on this. Price for Sample A (Late 1820's thru Early 1830's Museum Quality) simply made with Pelerine $ 256.00; Sample B (Late 1820's thru Early 1830's) with Pelerine $ 176.00; Sample C Mid-1830's (Museum Quality) without Pelerine $ 208.00 Measurements needed: Height:  With shoes you will be using (Item 1 from measurement chart). Bust/Chest: Around the chest (Item 4 from measurement chart). Waist: Around the natural waist (Item 14 from measurement chart). Arm Length: Top of Shoulder to Middle of Wrist (Item 10 from measurement chart). Wrist: Around the wrist at the wrist bone (Item 11 from measurement chart). Stop sign; From the back of the neck bone at base, straight out to elbow, then up to wrist bone. (Item 6 from measurement chart).     Custom made item, please allow 4 - 8 weeks for delivery. Custom Clothing and Uniforms are not returnable. Starting price is for cotton material and style shown, other materials, modifications, additional trim or other changes will affect the price. Rush orders MAY be available for an additional price, call us about this. A rush order reduces the manufacturing time but DOES NOT include faster shipping, for faster shipping use the shipping option on the "View Cart" page.

1820s-1836 Lowell Mill (LFHP-LDE20s-Past0806) 1830s-1836 Full Crown Dress (LFHP-LDE30s-Past0803) Priced From: $170.00 Size Size Chart Select Size Dress Size 8 Dress Size 10 Dress Size 12 Dress Size 14 Dress Size 16 Dress Size 18 Dress Size 20 Material Descriptions Select Material Cotton, modern Cotton, Repro +$35.00 Drapery +$70.00 Satin, Solid +$90.00 Silk, Solid +$90.00 Taffeta, Solid +$90.00 Silk Taffeta, Plaid +$170.00 Full Crown or Lowell Mill Select Full Crown or Lowell Mill Full High Crown (20s-Past0803) $208.00 Lowell Mill (30s-Past0806) $128.00 Basic Color Theme Select Color Theme Brown / Earthtone Blue Burgundy Green Pink Red Wine Color Tone Select Tone Light Med Dark Fabric Design Cotton/Drapery ONLY Fabric Design Solid Small Print Large Print Stripe Plaid +$20.00 Skirt Lining Select Lined/Unlined Skirt Unlined Lined Skirt +$42.00 Dust Strip No Dust Strip Dust Strip +$20.00 Bertha/Pelerine Select Bertha/Pelerine No Bertha/Pelerine with Bertha +$25.00 with Pelerine +$48.00 Use (Style and Trim) Select Use (Style and Trim) Work - Plain (Sample A) Day - With Bodice Trim +$75.00 Day/Tea - With Simple Bodice and Skirt Trim +$80.00 Day/Tea - With Moderate Bodice and Skirt Trim +$90.00 Tea - Fancy +$150.00 Evening - Very Fancy +$??.00 Comments (180 characters max) Height " Bust " Waist " Neck to Waist " Waist to Floor " Arm Length " Wrist " Neck " Skirt Finished Length " Delivery Time Standard Delivery Time Rush Order CALL FIRST Qty Add 2 Cart

: Want to make your own dress?  Purchase the pattern for the Lowell Mill Day or Full Crown Dress  Lowell Mill Dress by Past Patterns. #806 According to family records, this dress was worn by Mary Gregg Butler. The original appears to have been made in the late 1820s or early 1830s when the sleeves were full. After the full sleeve fell from favor around 1836, the sleeves on the dress were banded down. The pelerine caplet is worn with the full sleeves.    The original fabric on the dress with the banded-down sleeves is a fine white cotton print with red, blue and brown flowers, leaves and vines. The fabric for the full-sleeved dress is a large poinsettia with morning trumpet flowers and large broad leaves.    This pattern is multi-sized 8 through 20. Sizes 8-14 require 7-1/4 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric; sizes 16-20 require 7-3/4 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $19.00 each More Ladies Patterns 1830s Full High Gown by Past Patterns. #003    The 1830's Full High Gown is copied from an original in The Hermitage Clothing Collection. The Hermitage, located in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.    The Hermitage gown is dated to the 1830's by its rectangular skirt panels and dropped shoulders with gigot sleeves. In 1836 the gigot sleeves became unfashionable and were replaced with a sleeve that had a fullness below the elbow. Before 1836, fashion plates illustrated the hem at ankle length, but after 1836 the hem descended to the instep. The gown closes in the back with four hooks and eyes; one at the neck and three on the waistband.    Sizes 10-14 require 7 1/4 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric; sizes 16-20 require 7 3/8 Yds. of 45 inch wide fabric. Price Quantity Add 2 Cart $14.00 each More Ladies Patterns

 

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