Name/Title
SleeveEntry/Object ID
w01166Description
Hcac / w01166
Collar, sleeve and handkerchief - matching set embroidered by Susannah Haskell Noyes. Very fine white material, beautifully embroidered.
Gift of Mrs. Ludlow Bull 1972.
Woman's undersleeve of finely embroidered white cotton. The sleeve has a deep ruffle gathered into an embroidered band. The upper portion of the sleeve is plain and is also gathered into this band. The ruffle is scalloped and is embroidered with stylized floral motifs within ovals. This undersleeve matches collar #w01168.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Susannah Haskell NoyesAttribution
MakerNotes
Date: 1850-1860Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Cultural/Historical ContextLabel
This is an example of a luxury item that may have only been affordable to members of the merchant class.