Cotton envelope chemise with lace trim
date: label: Date
content: 1920s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A handsewn cotton envelope chemise with lace cotton Valenciennes lace trim. The front of the chemise is made from a single panel of plain weave cotton batiste. There is Valenciennes lace trim around the neckline and arm holes. A beige silk satin ribbon is weaved through decorative ovoid holes cut along the lace neckline and is tied in a bow in the center. There are three ovoid floral lace inserts in the front bust area of the chemise. Valenciennes lace trim has been handstitched to the bottom hem. The back of the chemise is composed of one panel that is hand sewn to the front panel at the proper left and right seams. An envelope flap with four glass pearlized buttons is handsewn along the bottom of the back panel. There is a corresponding band with four buttonholes sewn to the interior bottom of the front panel.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.608
objectType: label: Type
content: chemises (underwear)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton plain weave batiste, cotton Valenciennes lace, glass pearlized buttons, and silk satin ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 41 × 30 1/2 in. (104.1 × 77.5 cm)