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Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum > Records

LACE, BOBBIN, CAMISOLE

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Overview

A lady’s bodice undergarment from the turn of the 20th century, rarely seen in 21st C.

Undergarment camisole of fine white cotton lawn, with 4 wide bobbin lace inserts on front and one on the back.
A narrow satin ribbon threaded through Torchon lace insert at square neck edge.
Capped sleeves, edged with Torchon bobbin lace and feather stitch on edged.
4 pearl shell buttons centre front and hand made buttonhole stitch.
Narrow waist band with short frill.

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Details

Registration number

cwa-org-78-2022.218

Last modified

Wednesday, 13 August, 2025

Completeness

61

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

Embroiderers' Guild of WA Textile Museum

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