COLLECTION NAME:
Historic Costume Collection
Record
Object Name:
Bodice
Collection Title:
Historic Costume Collection
Location.Repository:
Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Location.City:
Lincoln, Nebraska (USA)
Photo Credit:
Orville Friesen
Date (circa):
1850
Decade:
1850s
Date Photographed:
2011
Category:
Clothing
Class:
Main
Subclass:
Bodice
User/Wearer:
Women's
Condition Report:
Sleeves fragile
Object Description:
Long silk pique bodice, button center back closure. Extremely pointed center front and back. Sides rise to waist level. Heavily boned. Wide neckline with 'V' front. Sleeve is silk with lace over net and silk panels. Bow at elbow
Description of View:
Overall view of front of bodice
Primary Color:
Peach
Fabric Structure:
Silk
Surface Design:
Lace; Bows; Self fabric covered buttons
Neckline:
Wide 'V'
Dimensions.Waist:
23.5 in.
Dimensions.Back Length:
13 in.
Sleeve:
Length: 19 in.
Accession Number:
UNL Historic Costume Collection 2008.000.019
Subject:
Costume (mode of fashion) ;Clothing ;Main garments ;Bodices
Collection Information:
Digital collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Image Publisher:
University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Image Date:
2013
Historic Costume Collection
