Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Camisole (corset cover)
Object Number:
Z.1171.52
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Cotton, needlepoint lace, tatted lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. ( 46.4 x 46.4 cm )
Description:
White cotton sleeveless fitted camisole (corset cover); wide round neck line with a needlepoint lace ruffle; needlepoint lace diamonds over the breasts and in the center of the back with tatted clover designs in the center; five button holes up the front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M.H. Morse, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
