Chemisette
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Cotton lawn, whitework embroidery, mother-of-pearl, cotton tape.
Measurements
380 x 410 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603447
Summary
A woman's chemisette made from white cotton lawn. The neckline and bib are decorated with whitework embroidery in a floral pattern, lace insertion and trim and the object is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the chemisette is unlined and fastens with a single mother-of-pearl button centre back on the collar and two cotton tapes which fasten centre front and centre back, all intact.