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Year Donated
1994
Item Description
Color: Pale blue
Material: Faille backed with white satin- sleeves with white cambric lace and net at neckline
Fiber Content: Silk and cotton
Style: Snug and fitting- darts in front, panels in back, boning
Neckline: Round- piped, lace and netting added
Waist: Back "tail" to create bustle, V in front
Sleeve: Long, 2 piece, netting added
Closure: Front buttoned- Left over right, 9 white covered buttons
Other: 2 buttons at back waist
Decorative Detail: Pleating 4 inches down front and around collar- piping around arms
Condition of Object: Stains, small holes at neck, piping worn, and no fading
Estimated Time Period
1870s
Gender costume is for
Female
Recommended Citation
052, "Bodice, Pale Blue Faille, R Closure" (1870). All Historic Costumes Images. 493.
https://digitalcommons.otterbein.edu/costumes_all/493