1800-1825
GUSN-25373
Handsewn white cotton sleeveless chemise. Gathered at neck to standup linen collar w/ button closure (missing button). Bottom edge is hemmed and gathered w/ a linen drawstring. Open on sides.
chemises (underwear)
cotton (textile)
linen (material)
Linen
Cotton
CHEMISE
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
10.25 (W) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.505
Massachusetts (United States)
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