Wiltsie Bridge Country Store

Vintage Floral Bomshell Spring Prom Dress 1960's - 1970's

This striking vintage floral dress is just what the fashionista ordered for the girl looking for a truly beautiful, unique and a one of a kind dress. Dates back to the 1960's - 1970's. Still has the original tag from the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union label. The tailoring is very high quality throughout, dress looks to have been hardly worn. Material is beautiful and soft, purple and green. Dress is lined and has tabs for hanging. Zipper is plastic which leads me to believe the dress dates from the late 1960's to 1970's. Plastic zippers were not used until the 60's.

Dress is very small, fits a size 2-4 depending upon rid cage size. Measurements are: 28" bust and 24 1/2" waist. 33 1/2 long from top of bust to hem. I purchased the dress from a young woman who wore this to the Red Hook Winter Ball. She purchased the dress from a vintage clothing shop in Hudson.

Vintage 1950's - 1960's Polka Dot Swing Bombshell Madmen Dress

 

 Need a smashing dress for a spring event?

This beautiful spring summer dress is an authentic vintage dress dating from the 1950's to 1960's. The label is Jrell Jr New York. Would look perfect with a sharp looking black belt and a small black cardigan top or shrug.

Dress measurements are as follows: 26" waist and 35" chest. 45" long from top of shoulder to hem. Dress is very slim fitting on the top and is ideal for a teenager or a woman with a small rib cage. I'm not good at guessing modern day dress sizes, you will need to measure your bust and waist. Women were built smaller back in the good ole day and they also used corsets to make their waist trimmer.
The bust area contains side darts.

Material:
Soft light weight cotton. There is also a sheer cotton underslip. I photographed the dress with a crinoline to fill out the skirt, dress looks equally fetching worn without it flat. The zipper is made of metal and zips very easily. Dress has two loops for a belt.

Condition: Dress overall is in very good, wearable condition. There are a few small brown stains here and there, not very prominent. Under the zipper area the stitching has become loose, nothing serious, can be fixed with light hand sewing.

Vintage dresses are not only made better then dresses today but they're also much more affordable and beautiful!

I personally love the flattering shape and mandarin collar on this dress, wish it fit me.

If you would like more photos I can e-mail them, I have photos of the label, stains and small details.

 

Stylish Home blog featured a rare architectural antique from our shop!

Architectural Salvage – StylishHome’s Weekly Etsy Finds:

http://www.stylishhome.com/Community/StylishHome-Current/Architectural-Salvage-StylishHomes-Weekly-Etsy-Finds

Great pieces of architecture have historical lines, were made with close attention to detail and their looks have survived the test of time. This week we are highlighting salvaged architectural items found on Etsy.

These gesso molds were used to create the highly decorative gesso frames for oil paintings, moldings and decorative accents on furniture. This kind of real architectural history just makes you stop and take it all in.

Other antique gesso molds we have for sale:

Primitive Spring Decor

  Bumblebee twin can caddy tote for silverware or as a desktop organizer. Doubles as a nifty herb planter!

$18

Vintage inspired canary seed boxes. These boxes open and close, ideal as medium size gift boxes or small storage.

Rustic rooster wall hooks!

Gardener's faucet metal soap dish.

 

New! Shabby chic green painted conservatory style birdcage!

 

This stunning cage is quite large and will be more then adequate for a grouping of finches, canaries or colorful parakeets! I personally think a beautiful red factor canary would look stunning in this cage!

I purchased a beautiful and healthy red factor at the Petco in Poughkeepsie for my mom a few years back. You can ask to speak with the manager in regards to ordering one for Mother's Day.

DIMENSIONS: 28"x 35" x 12"

19th c. oil on canvas dog portrait Jack Russell Painting

Beautiful 19th c. portrait of a Jack Russell terrier. There are some condition issues, one small tear and some flaking. The frame is chipped as can be seen from photos.

 

Sneak Peak at New Garden Decor Arriving Soon!

Spring heralds in new customers!

This funny pair swam across the large stream shared by our shop and the gentleman farm next door to check out our latest selection of antiques and new spring home and garden decor!

 

The friendly couple were very sweet and spent most of the day wandering around the freshly raked garden beds and driveway looking for bugs which isn't something I like to stock in the store!

Antique 1800's Staffordshire Hen on Nest

This beautiful marked Staffordshire Hen is in perfect condition, no chips, cracks or damage of any kind. It is marked with an engraved S on the bottom and has a low number, 8 over 41.

Lovely addition for an avid Staffordshire collector!

 

Now SOLD!

Reclaimed Industrial Metal Draw Planted with Herbs and Flowers