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DEACESSIONED June 26, 2014
Bright blue taffeta bodice
American
About 1860
Object Place: USA
Medium/Technique
Silk; Taffeta
Dimensions
25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dows Dunham
Accession Number52.245
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWide, low neck; short puffed sleeves; buttoned down back (buttons gone); body lined with tan cotton twill; leaves lined with white glazed cotton.
Provenance1952, gift of Mrs. Dows Dunham to the MFA. (Accession date: February 14, 1952); June 25, 2014, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Augusta Auctions, Bellows Falls, VT.