Child's Drawers
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870-1890
MediumMachine-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across bottom): 11 1/2 x 21 1/4in. (29.2 x 54cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Adah Danielson
DescriptionChild's drawers of white cotton, with widely splayed legs decorated with five rows of tucks and edged with a narrow strip of scalloped whitework embroidery. The drawers are smooth to the waist, which is reinforced with a one-inch-wide strip of self-fabric. There is no waistband. The drawers open on each side for 4 3/4 inches. There are six buttonholes worked into the top of the drawers for fastening to the shirt.
Object number1961.11.20
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