Nightgown
- Object Name:
- Nightgown
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.479
- Date:
- circa 1890
- Description:
- Nightgown or dress, little girl's. Cream-colored (or unbleached) cotton muslin. Gathered at neck with bias band and ruffle of same material. Ruffle part way down front and buttoned. Narrow ruffle around bottom of sleeves. Three pearl buttons. Machine sewn.
- Material:
- Textile
Cotton
Mother-of-Pearl - Dimensions:
- L-27.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951), and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
- Subjects:
- Nightgowns, Nightclothes, Children's clothing and dress
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