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Infant's Nightgown
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Infant's Nightgown

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1880
MediumMachine-stitched cotton and machine-made bobbin lace
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across shoulders): 20 1/2 x 7 7/8in. (52.1 x 20cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Etta C. Chapman
DescriptionInfant's nightgown of white cotton, with a high, round neckline edged with bobbin lace. The binding of the neckline has a drawstring run through it; this ties at center back, at the top of the 7 1/2-inch opening. Extending the center front of the nightgown is an insertion of eyelet, flanked by narrow tucks. The sleeves are cut with a curved seam on the outside of the arm. They are set smoothly into the armscyes. The wrist openings are edged with bobbin lace.
Object number1953.40.0
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