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Bodice

Object Name:
Bodice
Object ID:
1963.039.952
Date:
circa 1855
Description:
Bodice. Green taffeta, fitted and boned at front. Narrow bone down fronts with eyelets for lacing, green silk cord lacing. Wide boat neck edged with green and black silk braid. Short puffed sleeves. Lined with tan cotton.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Cotton
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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