Bodice
- Object Name:
- Bodice
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.714
- Date:
- circa 1892
- Description:
- Bodice. Brown silk grosgrain, boned and lined. Gathered at neck and held in folds by bands of ecru lace front and back. Full, puffed sleeves with tight sleeve from elbow down, trimmed with bow and with ecru lace. Full accordion-pleated ruffle all around bottom, attached with band of the ecru lace, probably added later. Standing collar with ecru lace trim. Lined with brown cotton.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk - 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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