Little Girl's Chemise
1920-1929 (made)
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Little girl's chemise of fine white lawn with a squared neck and extended armholes, all edged with white machine made lace and lines of stitching in aquamarine coloured thread. The garment is also trimmed at the neck front with three narrow vertical panels of lace filling stitch worked in aquamarine thread (each outlined with a row of stitching), and above the hem with a band of stitching and inserted lace to match that at the neck and armholes. The garment is flared in cut and fastens at the shoulders with ties of pale blue nylon ribbon.
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Materials and techniques | Lawn and ribbon trimmed with embroidery and machine made lace, and machine stitched |
Brief description | Little girl's fine lawn chemise with embroidery and ribbons; France, 1920-1929 |
Physical description | Little girl's chemise of fine white lawn with a squared neck and extended armholes, all edged with white machine made lace and lines of stitching in aquamarine coloured thread. The garment is also trimmed at the neck front with three narrow vertical panels of lace filling stitch worked in aquamarine thread (each outlined with a row of stitching), and above the hem with a band of stitching and inserted lace to match that at the neck and armholes. The garment is flared in cut and fastens at the shoulders with ties of pale blue nylon ribbon. |
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Credit line | Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben |
Object history | Worn by one of the donors, Mrs Ruben (née Madeleine Lavigne in 1921) and/ or her sister Marie-Thérèse (born 1927). |
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Accession number | B.141-1999 |
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Record created | June 29, 1999 |
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