Undershirt

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

A visually pleasing garment with its decorative embroidery, perhaps what is most interesting about this piece is its provenance. The undershirt was made for Louise Garbin Zabriskie, born May 30, 1864. The Zabriskie's were a prominent Brooklyn family and their social standing is evident by the high quality of this piece of infant wear.

The Costume Institute

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Costume Institute's collection of more than thirty-three thousand objects represents seven centuries of fashionable dress and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present.

Metropolitan Museum of Art