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Child's butterfly costume part. Bodice with attached wings. Black velvet bodice lined with brown patterned silk, has nine stays sewn throughout, and front center laced closure. 3/4 length poofy sleeves gathered at wrist , with velvet pieces over cream-colored linen. Two wings attached to back with series of black ribbon ties. Wing fronts made of crinkled tissue paper painted yellow, gold, and black with glitter. Paper on cardboard support. Wing backs covered with yellow tissue paper
cotton (textile)
synthetic fiber
silk (textile)
linen (material)
Bodice
Unknown
Gift of Mary Eliza Kimball, Helen Chase Kimball-Brooke, and Mrs. H. Thomas Byron, Jr.
1993.155.1
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