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Bodice

Object Name:
Bodice
Object ID:
2024.021.02
Place of Origin:
Concord, NH
Date:
1873-1879
Description:
Bodice. Black bodice, silk taffeta with self-covered buttons and white lace collar. The sleeves are set-in with no armscye piping but still have the two darted areas on each side of the front. Cotton lining. Possibly a mourning garment. c. 1873-1879.
Material:
Silk
Cotton
Dimensions:
H-22 W-42 inches
Provenance:
Collection of clothing from the home of Eugene Francis Landry (1902-1977) and Mary Imogene Fisher Landry (1908-1974) of 263 Hopkinton Road, Concord, NH. The collection is a gift of Valerie Achorn, granddaughter of Eugene and Mary.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Landry, Fisher, Favor, and Casey branches of the family in New Hampshire
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