EDWARDIAN TAFFETA BALL DRESS.Jennings & Co., East 40th Street, NY label. In two parts, including a full skirt, the bodice with lace-up back, lace and black velvet trim, silk bow at one shoulder Estimate $250-400
PROVENANCE: Estate of Harlan Cleveland. Worn by his great-aunt, Jane Cleveland of Boston, to a ball at the Waldorf-Astoria in 1916, in honor of the Crown Prince of Russia, Grand Duke Alexei
bust: 34 in., waist: 27 in. Rip to bodice under right arm. Staining in various laocations on skirt. Frayed lining on both pieces. Overall good condition.
