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Accession Number 1971.7.7.a Title bodice from dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type bodice Date Made ca. 1870 Place Made Europe: United Kingdom, England Culture European Cultural Region European Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; woven; machine sewn; embroidered, cutwork, eyelet Measurements UL 152.0; SL 54.0 cm Description

White cotton bodice of two piece dress. Eyelet edging around bodice. Jewel neckline with stand-up collar; front closure of 15 hooks and thread loops, under overlap with fabric-covered buttons; central panel of front…

White cotton bodice of two piece dress. Eyelet edging around bodice. Jewel neckline with stand-up collar; front closure of 15 hooks and thread loops, under overlap with fabric-covered buttons; central panel of front ends in a V, while the rest of the bodice is much longer suggesting a 2nd longer garment; princess seaming in the back; box pleats at the CB at waist, where bodice becomes an overskirt; decorative draping at sides; 3/4 sleeves with decorative cuffs and one fabric covered button. 8 ties inside seams at the back of the overskirt. Laundry mark stitched in blue thread inside neckline.

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