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Bodice

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1910

GUSN

GUSN-12945

Description

White cotton printed with overall blue floral pattern; V-neckline trimmed with white silk net; crossover front with hook & eye closure. White cotton mull fichu with white floral embroidery at edge; lace trimmed white cotton insert at neck with hook & eye closure. Long sleeves tucked at elbow; cuffs of fichu material; vertical tucks at shoulder front and back; boned; body lined with white cotton.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bodices
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Bodice
Bodice

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6937

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