Chemise

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

0046.012

Description

cotton chemise

Use

Annie Virginia Thomas Miller's mother

Collection

West Collection

Cataloged By

Miriam Martin

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

0046

Source or Donor

Naomi Miller West family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Undergarment

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Cotton, Fabric

Color

White

Made/Created

Time Period

Mid 19th Century, 19th Century

Notes

Likely homemade

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chemise

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Underwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

21 in long neck opening circumference 13-1/2 in bottom circumference 46 in sleeves 14 in long inseam

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 5, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Examined By

Miriam Martin

Provenance

Notes

Naomi Miller West's grandmother's "chemy" chemise

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

11/18/2008

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

January 10, 2009

Update Date

July 9, 2026