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Chemise

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand-stitched chemise made of unbleached coarse cotton muslin . Scoop neckline with a narrow yoke. Straight sleeves with gussets. Front placket with 1 mother of pearl button. Narrow arm reinforcements. Long gore front and back. Butted selvages. Neck and sleeves edged with thick narrow rik-rak crocheted on.

G91.068

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Chemise

Unisex

Muslin

White

1865

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

American

chemise

woman

female

hand stitched

muslin

cotton

mother of pearl

mother of pearl button

pearl

rikrak

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