Bodice
- Object Name:
- Bodice
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.713
- Date:
- circa 1870
- Description:
- Bodice. Dark blue velvet, fitted with long point in back and pointed fronts with yoke effect over hips, buttoned down front, long tight sleeves, standing collar, lined with brown cotton. Taffeta facing on inside around bottom. Lace on bottom of sleeves. Possibly made over.
- 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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