Bodice

Object Name:

Bodice

Object ID:

1994.057.16

Place of Origin:

Hebron NH

Date:

1880-1889

Description:

Bodice, jacket-style. Black silk lined with tan polished cotton, edge of silk along front closure has one white and one blue stripe. Hand stitched. High collar, buttons down front with black cloth-covered buttons, buttonholes. Buttons near neck covered by triangular pleated flap of material. Two darts on either side of front closure. Cut narrow at waist, flares over hips, shortest at hips, bottom edge pointed at front center. Back center seam and two curved seams on either side of center, bottom edge accordion-fold pleats in center, longest in center. Large flowers made of jet beads on sleeve cuffs and center front of bodice.

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton
Glass

Dimensions:

L-20 inches

Provenance:

All of the clothing in this accession (1994.57.1-.16) comes from the donor's family's farm in Hebron, NH. She believes that this material was worn by her grandmother and her grand aunts. Her grandmother was Elizabeth Graves Walker Keyes (1850-1943). The clothing came out of an attic with no light at the Hebron farm.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eva Geraghty

People:

Keyes, Elizabeth G. (1860-1943)