Bodice

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Bodice

Entry/Object ID

G2004.149

Description

Machine-stitched and hand-finished bodice made of blue and black weft wide striped silk brocade. Baleen bones in bodice darts. Round waist. Front opening with buttonholes and velvet-covered modern button forms. Moderate coat-like sleeves. Narrow standing collar. Brown cotton twill lining with short, hooked flaps inside at the waist (to relieve the strain on the buttons).

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

Made/Created

Date made

1865 - 1870

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American