Drawers

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Drawers

Entry/Object ID

G2010.036

Description

Entirely hand-stitched women's drawers made of cotton jean or coutil. Napped on the inside. Side opening on the left. A single MOP button. Waistband made of cotton. Reinforced buttonhole section. Gathered in the center back into the waistband where the waistband is reinforced with heavier cotton. Cut on the bias with butted selvages where a piece is added to each side of the leg where they meet in the crotch. Seams herringboned.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female, Undergarment
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Undergarment

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Material

Mother of Pearl

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1865 - 1900

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American