Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Sleeves
Object Number:
Z.1123ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Linen, cotton
Dimensions:
overall a: 15 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. ( 39.7 x 21.9 cm )
overall b: 16 x 7 7/8 in. ( 40.6 x 20 cm )
Description:
Cambric undersleeve set with whitework cotton embroidered lace trim edges; the top edges are hemmed, the sleeves are straight until they flair at the bottom, with the seam sides being higher than the outer sides of the sleeves; the bottoms are trimmed with a garland of sprays, and next to the edge are openwork circles and embroidered circles arranged in circle, the edges are scalloped and lined with a row of openwork circles, the edges are finished with buttonhole stitch.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
