Black Velvet Bodice

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Title: Black Velvet Bodice

Description: Fitted Black silk velvet bodice with tabbed and altered collar; green/brown cotton underlining , full-length 2-piece sleeve with gathers at shoulders, cream lace at cuffs (possible later addition), boning in cotton casing inside light blue silk lining with seams that have been clipped and bound, black silk inner waist tape with hook and eye closure, metal hook and eye closure along center front, wide scooped collar with geometric tab cutouts (later addition); small triangles of synthetic fabric (later addition); black silk, greenish-brown cotton, cream lace; black silk waist tape; synthetic patches added later; silk lining, metal boning, silk ribbon; the lace may be a later addition and may be synthetic

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