Description

Please see the photo, which forms part of the description, and our Instagram reel posted on Halloween, 2026: https://www.instagram.com/brokenhillvintage

• Our rare, single-consignment, estate collection is from circa 1870-1895.
• After Queen Victoria lost her beloved Prince Albert to typhoid in December, 1861, she only wore black...and so the Victorian cult of mourning began.
• STAGE III (Final): HALF-MOURNING. A late-Victorian lady in mourning was finally permitted to stop wearing black but was restricted to shades of purple, lilac, gray and cream.
• ERA: GENUINE late-1800s, possibly 1870s.
• BRAND: This tragic beauty would have been sewn by a seamstress.
• SIZE: It seems to be a modern size 8-10.
• COLOUR: Aubergine bodice and matching dilly bag. The jabot is cream lace.
• CONDITION: Good antique condition. There is a small white mark (damage) on the upper back.
• COMPOSITION: Probably a heavy silk.
• FEATURES: When the collar was removed, this became a sophisticated, tailored jacket with sheen, fabric buttons and a riding jacket-style back peplum. Plus a matching dilly bag with structured base.
• [Natural effect: Mesmerising light through Granny's Art Deco window.]
• CODE: M-P-C