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Bodice
Bodice
Bodice
Bodice
Bodice

2020.36

Bodice

Date: 1840s

Black bodice that clasps  up the back with hook and eyes.  Bodice is gathered and smocked at a pointed waist.  Short lace sleeves.


Originally part of the Mary D. Doering archive.

silk taffeta, lace, glazed cotton

Label: none

Measurements: 

Bust: 30 inches

Waist: 24.5 inches

Shoulder to shoulder: 17 inches

Underarm to waist: 8 inches

Nape to waist: 15 inches


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