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Accession Number 1981.14.1.a Title bodice from dress Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type bodice Date Made ca. 1894 Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques silk; woven, pile, velvet Measurements overall: 41 cm Description

Bodice from cream-coloured silk with floral (cyclamen?) print dress made of tightly-fitted velvet-and-ribbon-trimmed bodice with stand-up collar, leg-of-mutton sleeves, boning inside bodice; waist sash. Brown cotton…

Bodice from cream-coloured silk with floral (cyclamen?) print dress made of tightly-fitted velvet-and-ribbon-trimmed bodice with stand-up collar, leg-of-mutton sleeves, boning inside bodice; waist sash. Brown cotton velvet at neckline and cuffs; grosgrain ribbon along neckline with bows at shoulder CF and collar at CB.

Read More + Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Reta Grieve