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Chemisettes

Scope note

Accessories or main garments used to fill in the open or low-cut bodices of dresses or worn under jackets, made of fine material and with or without sleeves; worn especially from the 19th to the early 20th century. For narrow pieces of cloth worn especially during the 17th to the early 19th century, use "tuckers."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000253763

Equivalent Terms used

chemisette

Created

13yrs ago

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