Chemise
ca. 1880-1920 (made)
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Chemise of cotton with cream satin ribbon and lace. White cotton trimmed at the neck and armholes with white machine-made lace, and narrow white satin ribbon tied in a bow at the top of each shoulder and at the back of the neck. The bodice is short waist-length, has a low cut and slightly pointed neck-line and is sleeveless. It is made with a shaped straight cut panel at the front and back, panels slightly on the cross at each side of the front and back and with a narrow straight cut panel under each arm. It fastens at the centre back with a tape reinforced black hook and eye fastening. All the seams are lapped and machine-stitched and all the edges and the waist are reinforced with tape.
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Materials and techniques | Cotton with satin ribbon and machine-made lace |
Brief description | Chemise of cotton with cream satin ribbon and lace, possibly made in England, ca. 1880-1920 |
Physical description | Chemise of cotton with cream satin ribbon and lace. White cotton trimmed at the neck and armholes with white machine-made lace, and narrow white satin ribbon tied in a bow at the top of each shoulder and at the back of the neck. The bodice is short waist-length, has a low cut and slightly pointed neck-line and is sleeveless. It is made with a shaped straight cut panel at the front and back, panels slightly on the cross at each side of the front and back and with a narrow straight cut panel under each arm. It fastens at the centre back with a tape reinforced black hook and eye fastening. All the seams are lapped and machine-stitched and all the edges and the waist are reinforced with tape. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'FI' (Stitched in blue cotton on the right back of the waist) |
Object history | Registered File number 1986/1516. |
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Accession number | T.142-1986 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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