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Nightgown
Clothing/Dress/Costume
White cotton nightgown with armscyes high on shoulder. Opens part way down front, closes with pearl buttons. Deep pointed yoke distinguished by excellent hand embroidered flowers and eyelet work, with large spray on CB; machine embroidered bands as cuffs of long full sleeves. Thin knit cotton lace on cuffs and around complete yoke which also has rikrack edging floating at the top edge of the knit edging.
G2004.057
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1885 - 1890
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
nightgown
cotton
hand embroidered
eyelet work
machine embroidered
coton lace
rikrack
Western New York
New York
United States of America
North America
Everyday