1850
chemisette or bodice filler
Fine white batiste shaped to form chemisette that opens CF; white lacein vine pattern either side of opening; one side of opening scalloped; hand sewn throughout; outer edges raw suggesting cut from larger piece: fair condition: several small holes and stains; ~18” x 30” Donor notes, "this item has been treasured by my mother for 40 years and by her mother years before that".; intended as neckline and bodice filler;
Provenance:
Purvis, Mrs. Robert(mother of Darlene Purvis, UConn, '39) Watertown, CT. belonged to Nancy Abbey Crosby (Thorpe), great grandmother of Darlene
Construction Label:
lace
1941T 1850.55
Fine white batiste shaped to form chemisette that opens CF; white lacein vine pattern either side of opening; one side of opening scalloped; hand sewn throughout; outer edges raw suggesting cut from larger piece: fair condition: several small holes and stains; ~18” x 30” Donor notes, "this item has been treasured by my mother for 40 years and by her mother years before that".; intended as neckline and bodice filler;
Provenance:
Purvis, Mrs. Robert(mother of Darlene Purvis, UConn, '39) Watertown, CT. belonged to Nancy Abbey Crosby (Thorpe), great grandmother of Darlene
Construction Label:
lace
1941T 1850.55