Chemise

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

G89.138

Description

Partly machine-stitched chemise made of cotton. Hand-stitched sleeves and armscyes. Crochet trim on sleeve edges and neckline. Scoop neckline, placket with 1 white glass button. Straight sleeves with some gathering at the top, cut with gusset form, but 1 piece.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Youth
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Chemise

Clothing Sex

Unisex

Textile Details

Fabric

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1855

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American