Sleeve

Object/Artifact

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Wilson Museum

Name/Title

Sleeve

Entry/Object ID

w01166

Description

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 Noyes

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Date: 1850-1860

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This is an example of a luxury item that may have only been affordable to members of the merchant class.