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Bodice

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1910

GUSN

GUSN-23440

Description

Blue brocade bodice w/ front closure: 16 hook and eyes. Sleeveless. Square neckline, pointed bottom in front and in back. Lace fragment at neckline. Blue brocade floral design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bodices
hand sewing
silk (textile)
Silk
Machine Sewn
BODICE

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Location of Origin

Wiscasset, ME, USA

Dimensions

25 x 15 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1626

Places

Maine (United States)

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