Infant's Nightgown
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1880
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, with mother of pearl buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across shoulders): 33 1/2 x 9in. (85.1 x 22.9cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Filley Bidwell
Object number1956.4.104
DescriptionInfant's nightgown of white cotton. The nightgown has a high, round neckline with a narrow ruffle of eyelet embroidery under the neckline binding. Extending the entire length of the center front is a band of pintucks, flanked with two wider tucks. The sleeves are cut like a coat sleeve, with an upper and lower seam. They are set smoothly into the armscyes and end with four rows of pintucks above a ruffle of eyelet around the wrist. The center back opening is eleven inches long and fastens with two mother of pearl buttons.
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