Black Faille Bodice with Passementerie

VC1992136

Black Faille Bodice with Passementerie

Black faille bodice with passementerie: fitted at natural waist, long-sleeved; princess seams in front and back of bodice, with pleating from waist to hem at front; full-length sleeves widen towards wrist, 3.5'wide cuff with passementerie flower detail; passementerie detailing along neck and down front of bodie at either sides of closure; full cream silk lining; pleated tail detail; black faille weave silk, black silk passementerie, ivory silk lining, brown cotton backing, metal hook and eyes.

Clothing and dress

39 inches (chest), 32 inches (waist), 14 inches (center front length), 21 inches (center back length), other measurements: Center back of bodice measures 14.5, plus 6.5of pleated tail.

cotton

metal

silk

Physical Object

1850s

1860s

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VC1992136

Margaret Thompson, Alyssa Cowley, Madeleine Boesche 3/26/10

black

39

32

14

21

Center back of bodice measures 14.5, plus 6.5of pleated tail.

39 inches (chest), 32 inches (waist), 14 inches (center front length), 21 inches (center back length), other measurements: Center back of bodice measures 14.5, plus 6.5of pleated tail.

costume

clothing

Tops

good

lining along neckline, cuffs, and bottom edges of front and back = severely frayed and even completely shredded

B7

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

bodice