Bodice

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Bodice

Entry/Object ID

1958.40.5

Description

Short-waist black silk bodice. The bodice has a wide neckline and low-set stuffed short sleeves. The front is fitted to the wearer's bodice through four darts.

Context

Worn by Edna Lucy Benjamin of Berlin, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1958.40

Source or Donor

Keith, Alice Eva Benjamin (1883-1971)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Bodice

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

23" waist

Textile Details

Material

Silk

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1865

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bodice

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Benjamin, Edna Lucy Downing (1845-1927)

Related Places

Place

Town

Berlin

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America