Undersleeve
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Cotton, Mother-of-pearl [pinctada maxima], Muslin
Measurements
360 mm (Length)
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1366470
Summary
Sleeve - White muslin undersleeve, made with one seam. Fullness gathered into waistband embroidered in white cotton thread with undulating line, spot and leaf design. Edged with scalloped trim of whitework, finished in button-hole stitch. Fastens with two mother-of-pearl buttons and worked thread loops. Hand sewn. Probably for a child. Odd sleeve.