Bodice

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Bodice

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.50

Description

A short, long-sleeved plaid bodice. The plaid is green, red, and white with a gray/lavender stripe along the bottom. The bodice opens in the middle of the front, and closes with black hook-and-eye clasps. There are four purely decorative black buttons on the right side of the bodice, as well as two on each sleeve, near the cuffs.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Bodice

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta

Color

Red, Green, White, Black, Gray

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

The cut of the sleeve cuffs, as well as the plaid, make the design very unusual.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bodice

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

387

Dimensions

Width

41-3/4 in

Length

20-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Measurements taken while lying flat.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair