sparkling antique paste crescent moon hat or hair pin decoration - 1800s old cut vintage scarf The body of the dress

The body of the dress is suspended from the shoulders using a more durable rayon type support fabric in a matching shade

underarm to cuff 19” (then gathers/puffs shorter)

and there are some marks I just could not remove - but none that really detract from it's overall appeal

all of which are unseen when worn anyway but mentioning for accuracy

sparkling antique paste crescent moon hat or hair pin decoration - 1800s old cut vintage scarf The body of the dressThis is really beautiful 19th century old foil back paste looks like an old mine cut to the stone. Its really very sparkly. Hat pin or perhaps use as hair pin? slight point but the point is fairly blunt. Crescent moon shape, with nice big stones! Measures: 15cm total height, moon is just over 3cm high Condition: Pin a little scuffed, but fairly straight. May have been silver plated as some age darkening, looks like a base metal underneath. Immediately