IRIDESCENT SKY BLUE SILK AND EMBELLISHED CREAM LACE EVENING DRESS,Circa 1912. Cream lace neckline and sleeves, embellished with silver metallic thread embroidery and rhinestone trim; cummerbund waist, with two billowy layers; the front decorated with pink and green velvet rosettes Estimate $150-250
Lots 1-19 represent the wardrobe of two generations of women from the Kenefick and Graves families who lived in Buffalo, New York at the turn of the century. The majority of the garments were worn by Dorothy Dudley Kenefick, 1900-1973, and Mary Beaty Herod Graves, 1895-1990. They descended through the family of Germain Kenefick Graves and Nelson Montgomery Graves Jr., of present day Buffalo.
In overall good condition; fragile material. The lace bodice with holes and tears. The flowers are crumpled. The neckline is missing one rhinestone.
