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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