bodice

Dateca. 1860

Terms

Bodices
Silk Fiber

Dimensions81.28 × 53.34 cm (32 × 21 in.)

MarkingsNote attached, “Afternoon dress-1860/ Annie Hosmer Copps”

Credit LineGift of Arthur Griffin

Object number2005.22A

DescriptionBodice for afternoon dress, 2005.22a-c (bodice, belt, skirt). Blue silk bodice, lined with brown cotton, no collar, sewn-in stays. 11 machine-made buttons holes, remaining threads but all buttons removed. Long sleeves with attached decoration of same blue silk cut with small-toothed pinking shears into a scalloped ribbon. There is perspiration damage to the back and underarms—new fabric has been added to underarms. Some modification was in progress on this bodice—a large piece was added to the waist and some other pieces (possibly foulard) were basted to the front. Overall: 21 x 44”

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