Bodice

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bodice

Entry/Object ID

1954.29.8

Description

Small dress bodice, cut from skirt. The bodice has short sleeves and a wide, rounded neckline. The show fabric on both the front and back are gathered to the center at the waistline. The sleeves are collar are trimmed with blue-and-white striped silk ribbon, and there is a ribbon bow at the center front neckline. The show fabric has a yellow ground with small red and blue paisley shapes sprigged throughout in a small repeating patter. The interior is lined with white cotton. The waistline edge is raw. The bodice opens at the center back.

Context

Worn by a member of the Dewey family in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1954.29

Source or Donor

Dewey, Breta Brigham (1887-1968)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bodice

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Cotton