Bodice
- Object Name:
- Bodice
- Object ID:
- 2016.056.13
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Bodice. Black silk with embroidered white stripes and cotton lining. Thin stiff strips of natural material at the core, wrapped in thread, then composite strip sewn into inside of bodice to force form into clothing and wearer. Thin metal hook and clasp system to hold bodice together in front.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-15.5 L-22.3 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Burley-Haley family of Epping, NH. Came with Burley and Haley Family Papers (NHHS Library 2017.078 and 2017.127).
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Joseph C. and Robert M. Burley Family Trust
- People:
- Burley, Harry B. (1867-1954)
- Subjects:
- Farms, Clothing and dress, Bodice
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