Dress Bodice
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870
MediumMachine-stitched and hand-stitched silk and cotton, with silk-covered ferrous metal buttons and unidentified boning
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (center back length x width across shoulders): 20 1/4 x 16in. (51.4 x 40.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Guy E. Beardsley
DescriptionWoman's bodice of black and white silk gingham, with a high, round neckline and dropped shoulderline. The sleeves have been removed, but the piping around each armhole remains. The center front opening fastens with seven domed buttons covered with black grosgrain silk. The bodice extends to the hips and is dipped at center front and center back. A small section of black bobbin lace remains between the lower two buttonholes. The bodice is lined with brown cotton. The front darts and side seams are boned.
Object number1937.11.261.1
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1868-1870
1880-1885
1884-about 1889
about 1880
about 1897
about 1855-1860
9 November 1871
about 1893-1896
9 September 1884