A silk satin bodice belonging to Maria Boyle Workman, ca. 1860s
Entry/Object ID
2022.9.3.2
Description
Silk satin bodice belonging to Maria Boyle Workman, ca. 1860s. The bodice is made of a silk satin material in a cream color with short, puffed sleeves and vertical holes along the front flaps for lace-up strings. On the interior of the piece are baleen or a flex steel boning that is sewn in on the back, left and right areas. To add more structure, there are ribbons on the inner waistband to cinch the bodice further. The bodice has significant shattering along the sleeves, front and back of the piece as well as underarm stains. It is in fair to poor condition.