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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1969.146.1 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name undergarment, shift Description White linen shift or chemise, with high square neck and short sleeves. Marked by ink '24 Sophia Veale 16 1869' in front neckline. Neckline is shallow and boat-shaped & very short sleeves & neckline and sleeves edged with needle lace of button hole stitches & placket on centre front neckline, fastening with one small mother of pearl button & body of garment is gathered onto the yoke front and back & yoke, neck and arms all decorated with feather stitches in white & yoke is edged with piping & small extra panel under each arm & main body of garment is undecorated & all hand stitched. Production date 1869 Production period Victorian Material textile Dimensions length: 1030.00 mm Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1969.146.1
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

undergarment, shift
Description

White linen shift or chemise, with high square neck and short sleeves. Marked by ink '24 Sophia Veale 16 1869' in front neckline. Neckline is shallow and boat-shaped & very short sleeves & neckline and sleeves edged with needle lace of button hole stitches & placket on centre front neckline, fastening with one small mother of pearl button & body of garment is gathered onto the yoke front and back & yoke, neck and arms all decorated with feather stitches in white & yoke is edged with piping & small extra panel under each arm & main body of garment is undecorated & all hand stitched.
Production date

1869
Production period

Victorian
Material

textile
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details