Woman's Under-Garment

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Under-Garment

Entry/Object ID

CW 4388

Description

Camisole. Woman's camisole; white cotton; straps about 1 1/2-inches wide; fine open work at front and at straps (open work done in weaving); draw string at waist. Unknown date. Condition not known. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Material

Cotton

Provenance

Notes

Owner: Margaret M. Haines (1886-1968) Joseph H. Haines (1878-1957) and Margaret M. Haines (1886-1968) are buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia. They lived at 130 West Walnut Lane, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA 19144. This item was part of a gift including many pieces of a woman's underwear including stockings, blouses; many have sewn-in label: "Margaret M. Haines." Clarkson-Watson Collection