Bodice
- Object Name:
- Bodice
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.729
- Date:
- circa 1893
- Description:
- Bodice. Cream-color silk (woven in squares) with braid and embroidery (crocheting) yoke, collar, and cuffs. Front gathered into the yoke and bloused at waist. Full, puff sleeves gathered into long, tight cuff of the braid. Stand-up collar edged with fine lace.
- 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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