Dress bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Brocade, Cotton twill, Lace, Metal, Net, Satin
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1364402
Summary
Dress bodice - Black brocade, stoutly made, boned and lined with strong cotton twill weave cloth, pale mauve, patterned black. Fastening proprietary bands of tape with large metal hooks and loops arrange alternately. Stiffened upstanding collar, narrow white matching lace edging. Fronts open over white satin vest overlaid with black net and coarse lace. Machine lace half-oversleeves, lavish trimmings of passementerie and machine lace. 1870 - 1900 (circa)