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Woman's Chemisecirca 1835

Not on view
Two museum mannequins in early 19th-century women's dress: ecru corset bodice with white skirt at left; voluminous white muslin dress with lavender sash and bonnet at right
Museum display of early 19th-century women's undergarments on a white mannequin: a cream silk corset with puffed sleeves and ribbon lacing, worn over a white structured petticoat with horizontal tucks at the hem, paired with a white cap and black ribbon-tied flat shoes.
Museum display of early 19th-century women's undergarments on a white mannequin: a boned stays corset with front lacing and puffed sleeves over a structured white petticoat with horizontal tucks at the hem, paired with a ruffled cap and black flat slippers.
Museum display of early 19th-century women's stays on a white mannequin; cream silk boned corset with vertical stitched channels, lace-up front, wide neckline, and puffed sleeves, paired with a pleated silk turban headdress.
Cream-colored stays or corset displayed on a mannequin, rear view, with vertical boning channels, center-back lace-up closure with metal eyelets, and puffed short sleeves; worn over a white chemise and skirt.
Detail of a cream silk dress displayed on a mannequin, showing a fitted bodice with fine vertical pin-tuck stitching, side lacing ties, and a voluminous puffed sleeve with white lace ruffle at the elbow.
Title
Woman's Chemise
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
circa 1835
Medium
Linen plain weave
Dimensions
Center back length: 44 3/4 in. (113.67 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.2007.211.447
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.