Bodice

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Bodice

Entry/Object ID

G97.006

Description

Entirely hand-stitched bodice made of lavender silk printed with scattered blossoms in black and 2 shades each of brown, magenta, purple and green in block print. High neckline. Dropped shoulders. Bodice shirred at lower center front. Only scanty stitching suggests false back seam. Front opening with purple silk covered buttons and buttonholes. Full bishop sleeves with mancherons and large, slightly flared cuffs. Piped armscyes and neckline. Purple ruched silk bands applied to edges of mancherons and cuffs. Waistband. Boned at sides and 2 darts each side of the center front. Lined with thin white PW cotton. Floating at front opening. Brass hooks and eyes.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Bodice

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Lining

Cotton

Color

White, Purple

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Relationships

Related Places

Place

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America