Bodice
- Object Name:
- Bodice
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.394
- Date:
- circa 1897
- Description:
- Bodice. Plum-colored satin, boned and fitted, pointed front and back, plum velvet V-yoke front and back bordered with 3" ecru drawn-work and embroidered edging. Large velvet ribbon bow at front. Satin stand-up collar. Caps over tight sleeves, with velvet and ecru cuffs. Lined with brown cotton. (Apparently unstitched from its skirt.)
- Material:
- Textile
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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