Chemise

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

G88.297

Description

Entirely hand stitched fine linen; gored; short flat sleeves, no gusset but shaped like there was. Broderie Anglaise insertion on top of shoulder. Wide scoop banded neck; tiny piping and fine frill at neck and sleeve edges; front opening with 2 holes for stud or ribbon; name inked on inside: “Cynthia R. Beryf [?]”

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1860 - 1870

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

chemise, woman, female, wedding, linen, Broderie Anglaise, Broderie, Anglaise, Cynthia R. Beryf, Beryf