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Chemise

Object Name:
Chemise
Object ID:
1963.029.16
Date:
1900-1910
Description:
Chemise. Fine white cotton (lawn) with bands of lace around neck. Wider in front than in back. Lace also at arms (sleeveless), as well as two rows (one with scalloped edge at bottom) on wide ruffle at bottom. Ribbon trim. Ruffle attached by machine-made hemstitching.
Material:
Textile
Cotton
Provenance:
Probably made by Vilona Marshall for her daughter, Eleanor Marshall, while she was a student at Smith College (graduated in 1912).
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor Marshall
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