bodice

Date1858-1865

Terms

Bodices
Silk Fiber

Dimensions73.66 × 60.96 cm (29 × 24 in.)

Object numberCOS71.2.1

DescriptionBodice to two piece afteroon dress (bodice COS0071.0002.1 and skirt COS0071.0002.2). Brown and black heavy silk, size small; skirt apart, but full with buckram and braid at hemline; bodice buttons down front, round neck, long sleeves lined with brown plaid gingham and trimmed with beaded braid; bodice trimmed with beaded braid. Black and brown silk; 2 piece jacket and skirt, afternoon dress. Beaded braid detail on bodice and sleeves. Material 1858 date. Skirt has been redone.

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