Bodice, 1900s

Period: 1900s
Description: white lace blouse; lace ruffles down front; high collar is lace and boned; braid around base of collar; pouter pigeon front; sleeve has vertical lace ruffles down to cuff; cuff is 5 inches long with horizontal tucks; lace ruffles down back; hook and eye closure at centre back; twill tape at waistband; lined with silk; gussets at side seams below waist; lace is tambour embroidered
Condition: small hole at front left side; some bones are broken
Accession Number: 1993.1.37
Location: Box #5, 4th floor wardrobe
Donor: 1993, Helene von Rosenstiel