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Chemisette

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840-1849

GUSN

GUSN-13317

Description

Sheer cream cotton; slips on over head; broad neckline trimmed with lace and embroidered with scalloped floral pattern of flowers, grapes and small scale floral garland around back neck only; piping along shoulder seam.

Details

Descriptive Terms

chemisettes
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Chemisette
Chemisette

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1969.5505 A

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5505

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