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Gown Bodice
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Gown Bodice

Date1736-1742, remade ca. 1870; again possibly later.
MediumSilk brocaded with silk, lined with cotton tabby weave gauze; cotton twill tape over boning; metal hooks and eyes.
DimensionsWaist: 27"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Theodore Dreier.
Object number1992-85,B
DescriptionBodice of lady's gown of heavy ribbed cream silk, brocaded with bold flowers and scrolling leaves undulating in serpentine line across full width; squared, untrimmed neckline with center front hook and eye closure, boned down center front. 3/4 sleeves, unlined, ending in a ruffle of bobbin net (machine made). Bodice comes to deep points at center front and back, shaped to body with bust darts and curving seams, boned. Back neckline comes to "V".
1953-130, Woman's Jacket
Textile: mid-18thc.; remade 1780s.
DS2001-0423
1840-1850 (dress); textile ca. 1750
DS1989-0881
ca. 1780
KC1975-593
ca. 1770; altered 1870-1885.
DS2001-0388
1760-1770 (textile); remade late 19th century
DS1997-0156; with 2000-134 and 1996-716,A&B
ca. 1780
Gown 1941-211
1745-1750 (textile); gown ca. 1780, gown remade ca. 1845
2009 Record shot by L. Baumgarten. Bodice.
ca. 1795
1954-279, Stays
1735-1750