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Bodice

Object Name:
Bodice
Object ID:
1993.060.09
Date:
circa 1900
Description:
Bodice front. Cream-colored silk satin backing, with white cotton muslin lining around neck, covered with white cotton lace, black silk ribbon on bottom. Hand stitched. Brass hooks on back, four near neck and one on the black ribbon. Three brass eyes on the front near the neck. All hooks and eyes on same side of garment, other side looks like it was taken apart.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Cotton
Brass
Dimensions:
W-12 L-17.5 inches
Provenance:
Lace owned by Clara Beatrice Crandall Workman (1880-1970) of Troy, NY, and Tilton and Concord, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Rosamond Workman Rogers
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