Drawers (Underpants)
ca. 1850 (made)
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White linen drawers, just below knee length. The legs are loose and banded at the border with three tucks. The fullness of the seat is eased into the waist band, through the top of which a gathering tape is run. In the front they are open from hip level, and they are open at the back. There are three vertical worked holes in the front waist band and centre seam, and a horizontal one at the back. There is a vertical button-hole halfway down the centre back and what appears to have been a tape mounting for a button. Inside the right hand back of the waistband is a finely worked blue crown surmounting 'V R / 6'.
There are two tucks taken in at the sides of the rear opening.
There are two tucks taken in at the sides of the rear opening.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen |
| Brief description | White linen drawers, England, ca. 1850 |
| Physical description | White linen drawers, just below knee length. The legs are loose and banded at the border with three tucks. The fullness of the seat is eased into the waist band, through the top of which a gathering tape is run. In the front they are open from hip level, and they are open at the back. There are three vertical worked holes in the front waist band and centre seam, and a horizontal one at the back. There is a vertical button-hole halfway down the centre back and what appears to have been a tape mounting for a button. Inside the right hand back of the waistband is a finely worked blue crown surmounting 'V R / 6'. There are two tucks taken in at the sides of the rear opening. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'V R / 6' [below a crown] (Inside the right hand back of the waistband) |
| Credit line | Given by Nieman Marcus |
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| Accession number | T.9-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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