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Bodice

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-18765

Description

Black silk brocaded bodice w/ white cotton edging at neckline. 12 corset stays in lining. White and blue cotton lining. 24 hook and eyes for front closure, some hooks missing. Ribbon inside to hook to skirt and around waist. Black and white silk fragment sewn on front.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bodices
cotton (textile)
hand sewing
silk (textile)
Silk
Cotton
Machine Sewn
BODICE

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4752

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