Chemise
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Alice Elizabeth Daniels
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1865-1875
MediumMachine-stitched and hand-embroidered cotton, with a mother of pearl button
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width across top): 36 x 23in. (91.4 x 58.4cm)
Other (width across bottom): 36in. (91.4cm)
Other (width across bottom): 36in. (91.4cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Katharine Beebe
DescriptionShort and full woman's chemise, with the front and back panels gathered into an eyelet-embroidered yoke, which extends with a center front opening about five inches long. A small mother of pearl button closes it midway up its length. Two buttonholes at the top would have closed with a stud. The neckline edge is scalloped; it is about four inches deep in front and eleven inches wide. The sleeves are short, and they are wider at the bottom (5 1/2 inches) than at the top (2 1/8"). They are gathered into the shoulder and into an eyelet-embroidered band at the arm opening. The armhole is reinforced with a lining about 1 1/4-inch wide. The chemise is not pieced at the side seams, but is a single width of fabric at both front and back. The hem is one inch wide.
Object number1974.86.14
InscribedMarked in ink at center front, initials "A E B" laid one over the other. Written in ink in script under the right sleeve: "Alice E. Bun[ce?]".On View
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