Bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1860
Materials
Silk brocade, silk, silk ribbon, cotton, boning, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
570 x 1180 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602494.2
Summary
A woman's bodice, part of a dress, made from deep blue and black silk brocade. The deep blue ribbed ground is brocaded with a design of black flowers, with a small collar and pleating on the front facings to the waist. The pagoda-style sleeves are trimmed with three gathered bands of blue and black striped ribbon, with matching ribbon trim on the hem. There is also a small concealed pocket on the lower left-hand-side at the waist. Internally, the bodice is fully lined in beige cotton, with the inner cuff of the sleeve lined with matching dark blue silk. There are three boning strips and fourteen hooks and eyes centre front for fastening, intact.