Chemise

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

G87.076

Description

All cotton, entirely hand stitched; wide gore on front and back; wide, pointed yoke with deep round neckline, 3 Mother of Pearl button closures; short sleeves with reinforcing but no gussets; edging on neck, closure, and sleeves of what appears to be dimity with microscopic hemming; stenciled name on opening: Phebe E. Travis

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1870

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Cotton, dimity, Stencil, Phebe E. Travis