Chemise

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

G90.016

Description

Hand stitched white cotton except for neck and sleeve bands which have parallel rows of tiny machine stitching on either side of machine feather stitch. 'Scoop' neck, short puffed sleeves, front placket, arm gussets, reinforcements. No gores. Expert tatted trim, mother of pearl decorated button.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

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chemise, woman, female, hand stitched, cotton, machine stitched, tatted, mother of pearl button, mother of pearl, pearl