Buttercream Colored Taffeta Bodice, circa 1885

Item — Box: B148.01.0007

Identifier: B148.01.0007

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Abstract

A two-piece taffeta skirt and bodice. The bodice is made from buttercream colored taffeta matching the skirt. However, the sleeves are made from a like colored fabric, but not of the same jacquard (woven print). The bodice is slightly V-necked and closes front-center. Two layers of lace (matches the lace used in the skirt) trim the neck, the cuffs, the bottom of the bodice and the gussets on the sleeves. The center back bodice has four metal hoops for attaching the skirt and four finished holes for attaching the bustle-pad. Originally belonged to Frances Wisebart Jacobs.

Dates

circa 1885

Digital Repository

Buttercream Colored Taffeta Bodice

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Extent

1 Items (bodice) : cloth, poor condition

Additional Description

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of clothing that belonged to Frances Wisebart Jacobs and to a relative and contemporary of hers. Also included in the collection are articles and papers about Abraham and Frances Wisebart Jacobs as well as two framed photographs (1887) of Frances Jacobs. The clothing comprises a two-piece satin and lace dress (ca. 1885), a silk underlay (ca. 1890), an ivory and black cotton overlay (ca. 1909-1913), and a velvet jacket (ca. 1924).