Camisole
ca. 1935-1939 (made)
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A tight fitting woman's sleeveless under bodice with a right hand front pocket. It is finely smocked in a criss-cross pattern and fastened in front with six mother-of-pearl buttons. The top of the back has an inset of floral and foliate patterned lacework and it is edged in eyelet lace along the neckline, under the arms, and over the shoulder straps.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Cotton, machine made lace and mother of pearl buttons. Weaving, stitching, smocking and lace making |
| Brief description | Woman's white cotton camisole made in Burma. Decorated with smocking and floral and foliate patterned lace. Fastened with mother of pearl buttons. c. 1935 to 1939. |
| Physical description | A tight fitting woman's sleeveless under bodice with a right hand front pocket. It is finely smocked in a criss-cross pattern and fastened in front with six mother-of-pearl buttons. The top of the back has an inset of floral and foliate patterned lacework and it is edged in eyelet lace along the neckline, under the arms, and over the shoulder straps. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Cash's type makers name in Burmese with a seated chinthe' (Label; Burmese; Burmese; front of camisole; stitching) |
| Object history | Believed to have been collected by the donor's father while living in Burma in the second half of the 1930's. |
| Other number | LOAN:COCHRANE D F.9 - Previous loan number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.31-1998 |
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| Record created | November 3, 2003 |
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