lady's chemisette

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

lady's chemisette

Entry/Object ID

1980. .035

Description

Ladies chemisette or dress front - neckpiece/collar, of fine white cotton muslin fabric. Hand sewn and hand embroidered with white embroidery thread with a floral design in the Ayrshire whitework style. Fabric extends so it may be tucked into a garment or secured under dress - twill tape ties in six places on garment edge. Actual neckline is two narrow rows of ruffles with embroidered edges which form neck edge. Outside seams of fabric area are hand sewn.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-80 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Chemisette

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

lady's chemisette

Created By

Garnham, Peter

Create Date

September 5, 1995

Update Date

June 17, 2023