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Chiffon bodice with puffy long sleeves. The cuffs of the sleeves have buttons, and are decorated with satin and chiffon ribbons. There is also a satin ribbon near the collar. The bodice has hooks on the back for closure.
This bodice was part of the wedding dress worn by Lucy Lythgoe on her wedding on December 6, 1902.
bodices
wedding dresses
chiffon
satin
Bodice
Unknown
Switzerland
Gift of Katharine Richardson
2002.29.35.2
Probably Geneva (Geneva canton, Switzerland)
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