2003/94/1-2 Needlework sample, chemise, cotton, made for the Sydney International Exhibition 1879, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879

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2003/94/1-2 Needlework sample, chemise, cotton, made for the Sydney International Exhibition 1879, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879

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Needlework sample, chemise, cotton, made for the Sydney International Exhibition 1879, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879

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The chemise was was made in 1879 by a girl who remains anonymous.

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Needlework sample, chemise, cotton, made for the Sydney International Exhibition 1879, maker unknown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879

Miniature short-sleeved chemise in coarse white cotton has handmade broderie anglaise edges at the front opening, sleeves and neck and insertions in the front yoke. The run and fell seams are machine-made and linen covered metal buttons are attached at the quarter points around the hem.

Made: 1879

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2003/94/1-2

Production date

1879

Height

400 mm

Width

350 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Gift of Miss L Mashman to the Mitchell Library 1970, transferred to the Powerhouse Museum, 2003

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.

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