Bodice
- Object Name:
- Bodice
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.762
- Date:
- circa 1895
- Description:
- Bodice. Cream-colored wool challis with green and purple fine leaf and flower pattern. Fitted with fullness from shoulders in V-shape to above waistline. Stand-up collar with fulled band. Leg-of-mutton sleeves. Lined with heavy white cotton. Bones have been removed.
- 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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