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Woman's Drawers
Woman's Drawers

Woman's Drawers

Clothing Maker (American)
Dateabout 1890-1920
MediumMachine-knit wool, with printed silk label, silk ribbon
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width at waist): 36 x 16in. (91.4 x 40.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineEstate of Florence S. M. Crofut, gift of Mrs. George H. Day
Object number1974.50.1814
DescriptionWoman's drawers made of knitted black wool in a stockinette stitch. The legs end in a more finely ribbed cuff, and the waist is circumscribed by a 2 5/8-inch-wide band of knit one, purl one ribbing. A black silk drawstring is laced through the scalloped edging around the waist. The seat is shaped by a triangular insert.
Status
Not on view
Man's T-shirt
Kevin Hughes
2001
Front of dress without the matching cape.
Lyle N. Roapelye
about 1885
Gift of Sylvia Squires and Debra Harger, 2016.99.19 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Alice Elander
1910-1950
Woman's Drawers
Unknown
about 1900-1910
Chest with Drawers
Unknown
1680-1710
The Connecticut Historical Society Museum collections, 1846.24.0  © 2008 The Connecticut Histor ...
Unknown
1680-1710
Blanche Parmelee
about 1900
Front of chemise
Mary Jerusha Bulkeley
1865
Gift of Thaddeus Mather, 1849.13.0  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2005 The Connecticut Histo ...
Stoughton Shop Tradition
about 1680
Front of chemise
Marie L. Brown
1868-1874
Woman's Drawers
Unknown
about 1885-1900