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Evening dress (Bodice, part 1 of 2)
Image Not Available for Evening dress (Bodice, part 1 of 2)

Evening dress (Bodice, part 1 of 2)

Lucy Truman Aldrich (1869–1955)
Parcher, Boston
1890s
Medium/TechniqueSilk and lace
DimensionsCenter back (bodice): 25.4 cm (10 in.)
Center front (bodice): 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.)
Costume (bodice): 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Museum of the City of New York
Accession number2019.570.1
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1890s, Lucy Truman Aldrich (b. 1869 – d. 1955), Providence, RI; 1956, gift on behalf of the Estate of Lucy T. Aldrich by her nephew, Laurance S. Rockefeller (b. 1910 – d. 2004), to The Museum of the City of New York (accession no. 56.180.32AB); 2018, deaccessioned by the Museum of the City of New York; 2019, gift of The Museum of the City of New York to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)