please help date these dresses

lmbarker

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I found the little pink dress in a garbage sack of clothes and just about croaked when I saw it. I was thinking it is victorian but could be way off. The bodice insert is silk I think, but I don't know what the rest of the fabric is. There is an attached slip made of cotton. There is a lot of brown spots and little holes, and most of the buttons are gone with the exception of 2 on the inner lining.

The other dresses came from a lady that donated them to the local theater but they are too fragile to use for costumes.
They are all home made. The yellow one is stiff but I think it's cotton with a cotton slip and a detachable peplum, the solid green one is cotton and has a silky feeling slip underneath, the printed green one has holes all along the waist but I'm not sure what kind of material it is.

The grey one is silk I think and as far as I can see it's in super condition. The back has vertical pin tucked pleats.

Any info would be extremely helpful! Thank you






 
The blue and white floral silk print (last dress) looks to be remade in the 30s from an Edwardian dress - that silk is more typical of c. 1900-1905.
 
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