Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.078.003 |
Object Name |
Bodice |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
c.1890 |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1900 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Part of a reception gown (see RELATED). One short (waist-length), long-sleeved beige-pink, front closing "reception" bodice with double lines of brown velvet trim on the lapels, down the back, on the cuffs and completely around the armhole (sleeve) openings. Bodice has a lace insert attached to the right lapel. Lace covers an ivory-coloured insert. Lining of bodice is brown-beige cotton? and has three ruffles on the front interior lapels. Interior lining is closed via hooks and eyes and exterior is closed via dome fasteners. Three pleats run on each side from the breastline over the shoulders, down the back and terminate at the back hem. |
Provenance |
Maker unknown. Probably belonged to Florence Bishop (neé Early (Earley)) who married Allan K. Bishop in 1888. Last owned by their daughter, Jean Bishop, of Owen Sound, Grey County. She and her sister, Helen Bishop, continued to live in their family's home later on in their lives. |
Collection |
Textiles, 19th-c Clothing Collection, Women's |
Material |
Crepe?/Cotton/Velvet/Metal/Thread/Lace |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Bishop, Florence |