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Nightgown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Woman’s floor-length nightgown of white cotton, opening partway up the front into round neckline finished with turndown collar of machinemade Torchon lace. Straight yoke back and front, front is decorated with vertical insets of matching lace. Long, very full sleeves gathered into armsceye and gathered at wrists into band of cotton braid finished with frill of matching lace.

G2025.29.025

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Historic Costume

Nightgown

Female

1890 - 1900

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