Chemise

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

G91.074

Description

Hand stitched except for quickly-executed top stitching on yoke and cuffs. Unbleached coarse unwashed muslin still bearing manufacturer name: WARREN STANDARD SHIRTING, with plumed Indigenous person and large fancy China button. Full body gathered into a narrow squared yoke with slightly puffy cuffed sleeves. Long gores, 1 front, 1 back; narrow arm reinforcements.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

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