Brown Dress Jacket;Brown Dress Jacket;Brown Wool And Velvet Bodice
Artifact
2000.46.36
Brown bodice or jacket for a dress. It has a tapered high waist, and fastens with hooks. There is velvet on the collar and along the bottom, as well as gold cord sewn on the cuffs and collar. Vertical metal strips or boning are sewn into the lining to help the garment hold its shape. The whereabouts of the matching skirt are unknown.
According to the donor, "...belonged to Miss (Dolly) Lines and willed to Keith Esche. A number of items originally belonged to Miss Lines' parents, likely brought from Germany."
Brown bodice or jacket for a dress. It has a tapered high waist, and fastens with hooks. There is velvet on the collar and along the bottom, as well as gold cord sewn on the cuffs and collar. Vertical metal strips or boning are sewn into the lining to help the garment hold its shape. The whereabouts of the matching skirt are unknown. According to the donor, "...belonged to Miss (Dolly) Lines and willed to Keith Esche. A number of items originally belonged to Miss Lines' parents, likely brought from Germany."
Brown bodice or jacket for a dress. It has a tapered high waist, and fastens with hooks. There is velvet on the collar and along the bottom, as well as gold cord sewn on the cuffs and collar. Vertical metal strips or boning are sewn into the lining to help the garment hold its shape. The whereabouts of the matching skirt are unknown. According to the donor, "...belonged to Miss (Dolly) Lines and willed to Keith Esche. A number of items originally belonged to Miss Lines' parents, likely brought from Germany."
Wool; Cotton Lining; Velvet; Cord; Metal Band, Wool; Cotton Lining; Velvet; Cord; Metal Band
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