textilesCollection_women_ _047b

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title: Fancy Dress Bodice

subject: Bodices

subject: Women's clothing

subject: Colgate, Susan C. (Susan Colby), 1817-1919

description: Color photographs of a dress bodice once worn by Susan C. Colgate. The black striped silk is adorned with voile and velvet, as well as ecru lace. The front closure with hook and eye is masked by the lace; there are ten vertical stays, and elaborate gathers at the shoulders. The sleeves are slightly puffed. A tag reads, "By Special Appointment, Redfern, 26 Conduit Street, London." (This was a high end lady's design house in London and Paris featuring clothes made by John Redfern.)

source: Black Bodice with Lace, Box 2, Textile Collection, MS0000.001, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives, Colby-Sawyer College

publisher: Colby-Sawyer College, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives

date: circa 1880

rights: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to the Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives.

format: image/jpeg

type: Image

identifier: textilesCollection_women_ _047b

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