Bodice. aniline dyed silk, England, 1876Bodice made from silk warp and weft threads dyed with methyl violet of a blue shade. With a band collar, fastens down the centre front with self covered buttons, and is short hip length. Slightly pointed at the centre front and with a pleated basque behind. The sleeves are long and straight. The bodice is trimmed at the neck with black silk lace trimming to which is applied 'French jet' braid flowers, and at the hips with similar black lace but with a vandyke 'French jet' trim. The basque is beaded with two 'French jet' flowers and down the centre is an undulating black lace frills. To the cuffs are applied bands of black lace and 'French jet' trimming, similar to that around the hem. Lined with white cotton, and the basque has matching silk and has a brass two-pronged buckle waist-band. It is machine-stitched and hand-finished.