Chemisette
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Cotton organdie, whitework embroidery, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
430 x 440 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603707
Summary
A woman's chemisette made from white cotton organdie. The neckline and bib are decorated with a combination of white cotton lace and whitework embroidery in the Mountmellick style and it is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the chemisette is unlined and fastens with a single mother-of-pearl button on the neckline, centre back, intact.
Provenance
Gift of McDonald-Tyler (?)