Woman's Drawers
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Katharine Anna Klauder
(1877 - 1910)
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1895-1905
MediumMachine-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length): 26 1/2in. (67.3cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Klaudia Ockert Steidle Shepard and Joy Steidle Graeub
DescriptionWhite cotton split drawers, gathered into a narrow waist yoke, which closes at the back on a drawstring. The legs are each gathered into a band of eyelet embroidery, and end in a 3 1/4-inch flounce with scalloped eyelet embroidery at the bottom.
Object number2001.7.2
NotesHistorical Note: Katharine Anna Klauder married Charles Ockert, president of the Ockert Safe Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1901.On View
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