Drawers (Underpants)
1905 (made)
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Drawers of white lawn trimmed with Valenciennes-type bobbin lace. The drawers are knee length and narrow. They are tucked to shape at the front waist and gathered into a band at the back where there is a tape inserted for adjustment. They fasten at the sides with small pearl buttons. Open front and back at the inside of the leg. There is a lace edged frill at the knee headed by narrow vertical bands of lace insertion. On the outside there is an applied panel of whitework embroidery with a formal floral design. 'Emilie' is embroidered in white thread on the right leg, in the same design as T.197-1967.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lawn, trimmed with bobbin lace, pearl, whitework embroidery |
| Brief description | Drawers of lawn trimmed with Valenciennes-type bobbin lace, France, 1905 |
| Physical description | Drawers of white lawn trimmed with Valenciennes-type bobbin lace. The drawers are knee length and narrow. They are tucked to shape at the front waist and gathered into a band at the back where there is a tape inserted for adjustment. They fasten at the sides with small pearl buttons. Open front and back at the inside of the leg. There is a lace edged frill at the knee headed by narrow vertical bands of lace insertion. On the outside there is an applied panel of whitework embroidery with a formal floral design. 'Emilie' is embroidered in white thread on the right leg, in the same design as T.197-1967. |
| Object history | This was worn by Miss Emilie Grigsby (1876-1964) who was a wealthy independent American who came to England from New York. She established a salon which was frequented by writers and the military. She was considered to be one of the great international beauties, with extremely pale, almost transparent skin and golden hair. She was frequently the subject of articles in the New York Times during the early 20th century. Her clothes were purchased from couturiers in London, Paris, and New York, and demonstrated an elegantly avant-garde approach to style. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.204-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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