Bodice
Bodice
1700s (made)
1700s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The bodice comes from an under-dress worn on the Greek island of Telos. Traditionally, the under-dress would have had full skirts gathered at the waist and long full sleeves gathered at the top onto a dropped shoulder seam. Above it, the woman would wear a sleeveless over-dress, which would have allowed the characteristic green stripes of the bodice to be seen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Bodice |
| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with silk |
| Brief description | Bodice, linen embroidered in silks, Greek (Dodecanese, Telos), 1700s. |
| Physical description | Linen bodice with flared sleeves. Coloured emroidery in alternating reds greens and blues edges the neckline. |
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| Credit line | Given by Professor and Mrs P. E. Newberry |
| Object history | A gift from Professor and Mrs Newberry of Kent. |
| Production | from Telos, Dodecanese Islands |
| Summary | The bodice comes from an under-dress worn on the Greek island of Telos. Traditionally, the under-dress would have had full skirts gathered at the waist and long full sleeves gathered at the top onto a dropped shoulder seam. Above it, the woman would wear a sleeveless over-dress, which would have allowed the characteristic green stripes of the bodice to be seen. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.628-1928 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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