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Nightshirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Nightshirt made of one piece of linen (92” x 32”). Knee-length with deep side slits. No gussets. Selvage edges. Narrow hem. No cuffs. Long, flat sleeves with large gussets and narrow hem. Embroidered band collar with mice teeth extending 1.5” down the edges of the front slit which seems to come to the waist, and a wide buttonhole on each end of the band for a ribbon. Simple needle lace filling in base of slit. Underarm gussets, no reinforcements.

G2009.026

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Adult, Male

Historic Costume

Nightshirt

Male

Linen

White

1750 - 1800

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