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Bodice
Italian
Medium/Technique
Linen, silk and Wool; embroidery
Dimensions
59 cm (23 1/4 in.); Legacy dimension: .59 around the waist.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. David P. Kimball
Accession Number01.5910
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGreen woolen cloth closely embroidered with linen thread, wound with tarnished metal. In places small pieces of violet, blue and red silk and colored tinsel are applied. Trimmed with red, blue and violet ribbon, bound with yellow ribbon and laced with a green, white, red and yellow cord. Around the bottom of the bodice is a thick roll of green cloth and white linen. On the end of the cord is a bodkin.
Provenance1901, gift of Clara Bertram Kimball (b. 1838 - d. 1920), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 8, 1901)