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>>Terry Kovel: Hi, I’m Terry Kovel and we’re at the Dunham Tavern [Museum] Show in Cleveland,
Ohio, and I’m talking with Fern Larking Kao, with a g. She says she is related to
show people. And if you are a collector, you know what I mean. At any rate she has clothing
that you won’t find anywhere but a show which is one of the reasons why you should
go to antique shows. You have vintage clothing.
>>Fern Larking Kao: Yes, vintage clothing and ladies accessories. I’m very fond of
this dress. It was made by Sir Norman Hartnell the Queen
of England’s dressmaker. He made the queen’s wedding dress, coronation dress and many other
garments. He made this dress, designed it in 1947 and it was in his collection called
“Puritan” because he said he designed it to look like an
antique Puritan dress,
>>Terry Kovel: It does.
>>Fern Larking Kao: but of course add the famous Hartnell embroidery.
>>Terry Kovel: How much is it?
>>Fern Larking Kao: It is $1,400 and the Hartnell label is in one of the seams in the skirt.
>>Terry Kovel: Now, could you wear it?
>>Fern Larking Kao: It can definitely be worn. It is too long for me. It must have been worn
by a much taller woman because there were inches left on the floor on me. [laugher]I’m
not very tall. The other early pieces I have is the christening set which is one set. The
dress, coat, cape and bonnet. That is $1,200 and is over a hundred years old.
>>Terry Kovel: Very nice. How do you take care of this? Do you hang them?
>>Fern Larking Kao: They are on padded hangers. This is turned inside out by the waist, there
are loops on the waist and it has padding around here to hold it out. So, I turn it
inside out. These [christening set] [laughter] are wrapped in tissue and the bonnet also
is wrapped in tissue.
>>Terry Kovel: Kovel: In archival tissue?
>>Fern Larking Kao: Yes, archival tissue.
>>Terry Kovel: Very good. Thank you.
>>Fern Larking Kao: You are very welcome!
>>Terry Kovel: So remember, you never know what you’re going to find at an antique
show. You can always find prices on antique and collectibles at Kovels.com.