Maid's Uniform Cuffs
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Tolles family
American
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1920s-1950s
MediumMachine-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width of each cuff): 3 1/8 x 8in. (7.9 x 20.3cm)
Credit LineGift of Bryant Tolles, Jr.
DescriptionMaid's uniform cuffs of sheer white cotton, embellished with rows of applied narrow bias strips that intersect at the corners, creating a grid pattern. The cuffs would have been basted to the dress.
Object number1995.110.36.3a,b
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1920s-1950s
about 1920s-1950s
about 1930s-1950s
about 1935-1945
about 1920s-1950s
about 1915-1925
about 1925-1945
about 1930s-1950s
about 1885
about 1880