Chemise

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

G92.068

Description

Entirely hand stitched sturdy white cotton. Blunt pointed yoke with embroidered eyelet design. Pleated 'shirt front' bosom. Matching treatment of one-piece sleeves. Reinforced armscyes. No gussets or gores. Wide shallow neck opening.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1865 - 1880

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

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woman, female, chemise, hand stitched, cotton, embroidered, embroidery, eyelet