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Bodice

Object number2008.153.21

Datec. 1865

Mediumsilk; metal

Credit LineGift of Lida Stell

DescriptionBlack and red striped silk bodice. Metal ribbing (magnetic metal). Red ruffle on proper right sleeve cuff only. Dimensions16 x 11.75 x 23 in. (40.6 x 29.8 x 58.4 cm)
Historical NotesDonor Lida Stell was born and raised in Braddock, Pennsylvania and the items in this collection relate to both her family and local Braddock history. The donor’s father is James Oliver Haney, b. 1883 in the Southside. He was the local mail carrier in Braddock and a member of the Carnegie Club. In 1910, he married Margaret Mason Haney who moved to Braddock when she was nine from Tarentum.

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