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Collections

Woman's Chemise1850-1870

Not on view
Museum mannequin in profile displaying 18th-century undergarments: a pale peach pannier with horizontal boning channels, white petticoat, fitted corset, and white chemise
Fashion display on a white mannequin shown in profile: a structured corset over a white bodice, paired with a cage crinoline of horizontal metal hoops, layered over a bold red wool petticoat with zigzag-cut hem. Small red heeled shoes visible at base.
Fashion display on a white mannequin: a tan boned corset over a white chemise, with a vivid red crinoline cage skirt of horizontal fabric bands and zigzag hem, paired with red heeled ankle boots.
Historical corset in beige linen with yellow embroidered stitching, lace trim at the bust, dark front buttons, and a red leather waistband with metal eyelets; displayed on a white chemise.
Title
Woman's Chemise
Place Made
England
Date Made
1850-1870
Medium
Linen plain weave with cotton cutwork embroidery (broderie anglaise) and cotton lace
Dimensions
Center back length: 42 1/4 in. (107.32 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.427
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.