Bodice
- Object Name:
- Bodice
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.721
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Bodice. Plaid silk, red and blue predominating, with yellow, white, and green. Boned and fitted with blousing front. Heavy ecru lace over white satin yoke front and high standing collar with black velvet trim. Collar of black velvet with tabs at front. Long sleeves with bloused bottom trimmed with black velvet. Lined with tan 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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