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Chemise
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Hand-stitched infant chemise made of fine cotton lawn fabric. Machined scalloped embroidery around the edges of the neckline, hem, and sleeves. The center back closure of two carved buttons.
2022.24.005
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Youth
Historic Costume
Chemise
Unisex
Fine cotton lawn
White
1880 - 1900
Force, Robert Henry Lyon
Strong, Ambrose
Palmer, Nancy