Bodice

NameBodice

CultureGerman

Date1830–35

Place madeGermany, Europe

Mediumsilk, cotton

DimensionsLength at CB: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019; Gift of Hope Hawthorne, 1965

Object numberA.2021.8.39-

DescriptionPurple changeante plain weave; blue, green, and white braid; green, red, and white ombré woven border; cream and red striped plain weave; mother-of-pearl buttons; fitted; waist-length; padded gigot sleeves, narrow at wrists, folded and pleated detail on cuffs, button accents; self belt at front; low square neck; padded and folded self bands, self ruffles with ombré border and braid at edges outlining neck; fan pleated ornament at CB hem