Chemisette
Name/Title
ChemisetteEntry/Object ID
G96.059Description
White hand stitched medium weight cotton. Front opening with Dorset thread buttons. Wide scoop neckline piped and edged with machine embroidered cartwheel edging. Piped armscyes with short puffed sleeves finished with embroidered insertion ‘cuff’ and same edging as neckline. 1 1/4” waistband with “Hannah T. Colony” inked near opening. 4 bust darts in front, each with whalebone. Drawstring through neckline, and 3” cord loop hangs down from center back.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1860 - 1865Notes
User Age: Child Gender: FemaleEthnography
Culture/Tribe
American