Camiknickers
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Cotton cambric, cotton torchon lace, metal.
Measurements
1070 x 500 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604476
Summary
A woman's pair of bifurcated camiknickers (camisole and drawers combined into one garment). made from white cotton cambric. The camiknickers are decorated with machine-made cotton torchon style lace around the neckline, capped sleeve and around the hem of each leg and are otherwise undecorated. Internally, the camiknickers are unlined and fasten with four fabric-covered metal buttons on the bodice, centre front, intact.