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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Bodice

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Machined-stitched with some signs of hand-stitching bodice made of Voided velvet. Small puffed-sleeve caps. Standing collar made of silk rep fabric. Cross-over closure of hook and eyes, which reveals a center front closure of hook and eyes. Bodice lined entirely in brown cotton PW glazed fabric. Baleen stays found on the center back, side, and the center front. Hooks at the center back that suggest use of a small train or vestigial bustle.

2022.05.005

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Adult, Female

Historic Costume

Bodice

Female

Velvet

Black

1890 - 1900

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