This is a place for any extant garments in private collections from about 1941 back. There is no beginning date. The only rule is that it can't be currently in a museum and must be before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I mostly post items I've seen on ebay, etsy, or other auction sites so we will continue to have a record of them for research purposes. If you have antique clothing in your collection, please, email me pictures of them and I will gladly add them to this site.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
1850's/1860's False Undersleeves
From the seller:
A delightful and very pretty pair of undersleeves with hand embroidery. They are quite early and I would date them to 1835 - 1845, even though the muslin seems earlier.
The two tiny buttons are present, and both are in excellent condition. Just a few tiny pin holes on the top cuff where they would have been fastened to an undergarment.
Measurements: 15" in length.
From Me:
I'm not sure why the seller thinks these are earlier than the 1850's but they are from around the 1850's to well into the American Civil War era. I don't recall really seeing false undersleeves in the 1830's - almost all the sleeves are long, tight at the wrist, and puffy!
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