BLACK VELVET EVENING DRESS,Circa 1915. Bodice with cream netted neckline, emerald green silk with metallic lace overlayer, black netting; with asymetrical black velvet draping of encrusted silver glitter, and trailing green silk floral decoration; falling to long gathered skirt, panel train Estimate $200-300
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. The bodice is fragile. The black lace with some wear and small losses. The velvet ivy is crumpled. The cream lining of the bodice with some stains.
