Bodice
ca. 1805 (made)
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Bodice from a dress made from white embroidered silk with an all-over silver brocaded and figured design of overlapping leafy sprays. With a low square neck, and short puff sleeves, and the borders gathered up at intervals with silver wire and spangle double tassels. Lined with white silk and with draw tapes at the neck and waist to fasten.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk, brocaded with silver, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Bodice of embroidered silk and brocaded with silver, England, ca. 1805 |
| Physical description | Bodice from a dress made from white embroidered silk with an all-over silver brocaded and figured design of overlapping leafy sprays. With a low square neck, and short puff sleeves, and the borders gathered up at intervals with silver wire and spangle double tassels. Lined with white silk and with draw tapes at the neck and waist to fasten. |
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| Credit line | Given by the family of the late Mrs Egerton M. Baines |
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| Accession number | T.275-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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