Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Combination |
Catalog Number |
1987.23.2 |
Maker |
Leach, Sella |
Date |
1917 |
Material(s) |
Cotton/Silk |
Dimensions |
H-37 W-18 inches |
Description |
This is a cotton lawn teddy with lace on the leg openings. There is embroidery and the arms and the neck. There is a pink ribbon trim with a white flower at the neck. |
Notes |
Made by hand in 1917 by Sella Leach as a birthday present for her 2nd cousin, Sarah Ball Hukle (1901--). Leach was born in 1889 in Lincoln County. In 1917 she was living with her two unmarried sisters in Maxwelton Court in Lexington. |
Collection |
Sarah Hukle Creech Collection |
People |
Hukle, Sarah Leach, Sella |
Subjects |
Women Clothing & dress Dress Dresses Underwear |
Search Terms |
Fayette County (Ky.) Lexington (Ky.) Lincoln County (Ky.) undergarments Women's clothing |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |