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Accession Number 1971.5.12 Title bodice Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type bodice Date Made ca. 1900 Place Made North America: Canada, Alberta Culture North American Cultural Region North American Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques cotton; bone; woven, plain, chiffon; woven, satin Description

Cotton bodice made of an open-weave fashion fabric; with woven in pattern of a tumbling block; CF insert of fasion fabric is flanked with a panel of black machine made lace with a black satin edge. Closing on left of…

Cotton bodice made of an open-weave fashion fabric; with woven in pattern of a tumbling block; CF insert of fasion fabric is flanked with a panel of black machine made lace with a black satin edge. Closing on left of front with 3 hooks and eyes on overbodice, underbodice has 7 hooks and eyes in CF; Set-in sleeves; short over sleeves of fashion fabric with satin and machine lace trim; under sleeves of black net decorated with strips of satin, black machine lace and beading; dreaped waistband with 3 hooks and eyes at CF covered with loops and knots made of black satin rouleaux.

Read More + Credit Line Donated by Mrs. Carlo Calder