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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

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