Bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1840
Materials
Silk taffeta, silk tulle, silk velvet ribbon, silk lace, boning, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
440 x 900 mm
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602793
Summary
A woman's bodice made from woven green and white checked silk taffeta. The bodice is decorated around the shoulders, back and front facings with a white silk tulle yoke, with applique green silk ribbon in vertical stripes and blonde silk lace edging in a floral pattern. The short, puffed sleeves are made from matching gathered white silk tulle, overlaid with a scalloped sleevehead in checked silk taffeta. The bodice is fully lined in calico, with eleven boning strips, and fastens with lacing centre front and two hooks and eyes, original laces missing.