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Bodice
Brocaded blue silk bodice with floral pattern. Worn by Mrs Robert Owen, Mayoress of Welshpool, 1847.
Brocaded flowers on light blue silk moiré ground, short sleeves, hook fastening down centre back, centre front point ending in silk ribbon bow, short section of different fabric attached to lower edge: patterened weave of blue diamonds inside of overlapping circles on white ground. Rigid boning (x7).
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
36.595.6
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Length
(mm): 350
Width
(mm): 640
Techniques
brocade
Material
silk (fabric)
metal
Location
In store
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