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
Decade:
1850s - 1860s
Date Photographed:
2011
Category:
Clothing
Class:
Main
Subclass:
Bodice
User/Wearer:
Women's
General Comments:
Buttons not believed to be original
Object Description:
Fitted silk bodice with deep yoke that sits low on shoulder. Lace trim at yoke seam. Button closure at center front. Welting at armscye
Description of View:
Detail view of front of bodice showing neck, shoulders and yoke seam
Primary Color:
Brown
Fabric Structure:
Silk
Surface Design:
Applied lace at yoke seam; buttons
Neckline:
Fitted
Fabric Design:
Striped
Dimensions.Waist:
24.5 in.
Dimensions.Back Length:
14 in.
Accession Number:
UNL Historic Costume Collection Elsasser 1983
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
