Bodice

Unknown

1837–40 · cotton · Costume Institute

This is a charming girl's bodice which replicates the form of an adult garment of the period. Like women's dress during the 1830s, this bodice marks the beginning of the collapse of the full sleeve, an event that occurred in 1837.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1837–40

Medium

cotton

Culture

American

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Jane Mead von Salis Funtanella, 1984