Chemise

Name/Title

Chemise

Entry/Object ID

G90.099

Description

Handstitched white plain woven cotton, hand embroidered eyelet work V yoke with pair of slanted slits for link fasteners. Scoop neckline. Short flat sleeves with embroidered edges and built-in gusset. Fairly short. Girl’s size? Narrow reinforcement. Side gores. 1.5” hem. The ‘button’ is a supplied pearl cuff link.

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, cotton, embroidered, embroidery, eyelet, pearl cuff link, cuff link