White linen; square neckline with drawstring left front and center back; plain; short puffed sleeves with ruffled cuffs.
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linen (material)
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Chemise
Written in ink at center front: ""Harriet T. Barnard/Made by E.A.E. - No. 12/Dorchester/Sept 1829""
Everett, Emeline A. (Maker)
Dorchester, MA, USA
Gift of Miss Margaret E. Sayward
1938.1313
Massachusetts (United States)
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