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Camisole

Object Name:
Camisole
Object ID:
2000.012.14
Creator:
Tuttle, Ellen Maria Flanders
Place of Origin:
East Andover, NH
Date:
1850-1870
Description:
Camisole. White cotton muslin. Sleeveless; round neck; button front closure. Ruffled lace around neck edge. Nine button front closure; 2-hole mother-of-pearl buttons. Two additional buttons (ivory, 4 holes) on sides, function undetermined.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Mother-of-Pearl
Dimensions:
H-17.5 inches
Provenance:
Note from donor refers to 2000.012.14-.15: "young girls white cotton camisole and matching pantaloons trimmed with lace, hand fagotting and embroidered feather stitching .... made by my paternal great-grandmother Ellen Maria Flanders Tuttle, a dress maker and milliner from East Andover, NH, wife of Weare Drake Tuttle, sister of Dr. Charles Flanders, Manchester, NH."
Credit Line:
Gift of Anne Landini
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