Bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1865
Materials
Silk, calico, cotton tape, boning, buttons.
Measurements
620 x 740 mm
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603779.1
Summary
A woman's bodice made from tan and brown striped silk. The collarless bodice has long sleeves with a split cuff, which are decorated with a striped silk bow and with a matching bow on the bodice back at the waist. It is fully lined in calico, with four boning strips and nine silk-covered decorative buttons centre front for fastening, intact. There is also an internal waist tie made from cotton tape.