Day Bodice, 1890s-1900s

Period: 1890s-1900s
Description: Black silk gathered bodice; black lace overlay all over; rounded neckline; pointed front waist; elbow length sleeves, ruched cuff; cream silk underlay panel, cream gauze and embroidered ribbon overlay; vertical bands of black velvet at bottom; narrow black velvet belt; hook closure down centre front; waist-tie
Condition: cream silk underlay splitting; right front panel separating from lining; hole in back left sleeve armhole; left underarm has hole
Label: "A. A. Metzner/Robes/148 West 44th Street"
Accession Number: 2019.4.5
Location: Box #44
Donor: 2018, Rachelle Bunbury