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Chemisette

Object/Artifact

Fine muslin embellished with what looks to be Chikan embroidery but isn’t - could be Indonesian. Teardrop shaped area with a round neck opening, filled with satin and couched stitches, drawn thread work and some eyelets - buta motifs intertwined with fronds and buds. reinforced edges of back opening, string ties at base.Initials LL [?] loosely worked in red cotton in proper left back hem. These do not correspond to identified family names - perhaps a daughter of Richard Lawrence, his mother, or the like." Teardrop shaped area with a round neck opening, filled with satin and couched stitches, drawn thread work and some eyelets - buta motifs intertwined with fronds and buds. reinforced edges of back opening, string ties at base.Initials LL [?] loosely worked in red cotton in proper left back hem. These do not correspond to identified family names - perhaps a daughter of Richard Lawrence, his mother, or the like."

G2004.115

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1848 - 1855

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

muslin

fine muslin

Indonesian

satin stitch

couched stitches

Chikan

embroidery

Massachusetts

United States of America

North America

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