Camiknickers
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton calico, broderie anglaise, whitework embroidery, metal.
Measurements
1010 x 440 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602943
Summary
A woman's pair of bifurcated camiknickers (camisole and drawers combined into one garment). made from white cotton calico. The camiknickers have a scalloped edging and are decorated with broderie anglaise and floral whitework embroidery on the bib, with ribbon insertion around the hem of each leg (ribbon missing) and are otherwise undecorated. Internally, the camiknickers are unlined and fasten with six fabric-covered metal buttons on the bodice, centre front, one missing.
Provenance
Gift of Miss G.Abernethy.
Marks and inscriptions
Upper bodice, inner seam, centre front left.: Handwritten in black in on inner bodice seam, "G. Abernethy". See associated photograph for further details.