Digital Collections
Drawers
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand-stitched women's drawers made of cotton jean or coutil. Napped on the inside. Side opening on the left. A single MOP button. Waistband made of cotton. Reinforced buttonhole section. Gathered in the center back into the waistband where the waistband is reinforced with heavier cotton. Cut on the bias with butted selvages where a piece is added to each side of the leg where they meet in the crotch. Seams herringboned.
G2010.036
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Undergarment
Historic Costume
Undergarment
Female
Cotton
Mother of Pearl
White
1865 - 1900
American
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