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Bodice

Description

Black silk day and evening bodices with jet bead trim. Day bodice (a) is boned, has high round neckline, full-length two-piece coat sleeves and closes in front with four covered buttons and hook-and-eye waist closures. Matching evening boned bodice (b) has low, wide neckline with jet trim and cap sleeves with black lace trim. Closes in back with row of hook-and-eye closures. To be worn with a matching skirt.

Creator

Date

circa 1868

Materials

Silk, cotton, jet, metal

Object ID

1946.54.12a,b

Resource ID

11906

Credit Line

Gift of the Rodgers Family of Sion Hill

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.