dress bodice

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

dress bodice

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.009

Description

A silk brocade bodice, ecru coloured , made for a small, slim girl. Very fancy, with hand-sewn trim on collar, around the puffed sleeves and down the front. some of the seams were machine sewn. Two rows of buttons down the shoulders to the waist. The dress supposedly went on display about 1900, having been made for a wedding (approximated) in 1855 for Miss Walters marriage to Mr. Smith's great grandfather.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Mingay-Smith, Mrs. Tricia

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Feb-95 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bodice

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

dress bodice

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

June 27, 1997

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 17, 2023