Bodice

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art