1900-1920
GUSN-24621
Silk and cotton bodice w/ lavender netting on exterior. White lace around neckline. Sewn-on cravat, 1/2 pink silk, 1/2 white lace. Top and bottom 1/2 of bodice is white silk; mid-section is triangle of blue cotton w/ red, green and yellow paisleys. White laced sleeve cuffs. Buttons up back.
bodices
cotton (textile)
silk (textile)
Silk
Cotton
BODICE
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)
Wiscasset, ME, USA
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.5440
Maine (United States)
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