Camiknickers
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton lawn, cotton lace, broderie anglaise, cotton tape.
Measurements
980 x 920 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604083.2
Summary
A woman's pair of camiknickers (camisole and drawers combined into one garment), made from white cotton lawn. The camiknickers are decorated with a combination of broderie anglaise and tatted cotton lace around the shoulder straps, neckline and leg and are otherwise undecorated. Internally, the camiknickers are unlined, with a drawstring around the neckline for adjustment and no other fastenings, as they were designed to be stepped in to and pulled up from the waist.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs E.G.McConnell.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner neckline, centre back.: A label stitched into the inner neck seam reads, "C.356". Possible manufacturing or laundry mark. See associated photograph for further details.