Digital Collections
Chemise
Object/Artifact
All cotton, entirely hand stitched; wide gore on front and back; wide, pointed yoke with deep round neckline, 3 Mother of Pearl button closures; short sleeves with reinforcing but no gussets; edging on neck, closure, and sleeves of what appears to be dimity with microscopic hemming; stenciled name on opening: Phebe E. Travis
G87.076
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1870
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Cotton
dimity
Stencil
Phebe E. Travis
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