Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
During or about the 1880s, someone removed silk from a ca. 1840s bodice to create this piece. It is assumed this “make-over” utilized the earlier bodice’s missing panels, and possibly fabric from a missing skirt. Judging from this jacket’s style, with its back bustle tabs and fashionable teal trimming, it was, in all likelihood, paired with a coordinating bustle skirt. It was fashionable to mix patterns and plain fabrics during the era.
About This Item
- Title: Bodice made from reused 1840s silk, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- Location: ME
- Media: silk, cotton, metal
- Local Code: 1993.300.174.1 a,b
- Collection: Costume collection
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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