1860s skirt?

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To the best of my knowledge this skirt is 1860s in vintage. The magenta and the Greek key-like motif seem to spell that era but I could use input (and correction). The fabrics are iridescent silk taffeta and silk velvet ribbon. The waist has a drawstring tie and the skirt has an even hemline.
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There are a handful of small muslin pieces on the inside, and they are not serving as patches. Was a muslin lining removed?

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Thank you in advance for any help!
 
Maggie, with the 3 tiers and horizontal emphasis, it can also be a bit earlier - late 1850s. Skirts were often interlined with cotton to help them keep their shape and for durability. Cutting that out would be a pain. I'd call those tabs rather than Greek Key. Is this completely machine sewn, or both hand and machine?

The drawstring waist bothers me a little, but that could easily be a later alteration for size.
 
Hollis, the sewing is both by machine and by hand.

I wanted to call the skirt crenulated but had the feeling that wasn't it. —tabs...OK then!
 
Crenulated is the correct term for an edging on the turret of a Norman castle but there isn't really a long section between each tab, so tabs is probably more correct. I agree that late 1850s or maybe 1860 on the nose is about right, however, it looks to me as if it was a dress, and the skirt was unpicked from the waistband to store flat. 1850s/60s skirts were never on a drawstring - that is a later alteration, and surely this had a matching bodice.
 
During the 1850-60s only teen girls wore shirts and blouses. Women wore one-piece dresses. So whoever said the bodice was probably removed could be right. The edging is period, but a even bottom hem is not. There usually was a 2-3 inch difference between the front and back.
 
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