nightdress; woman's

Production date
Late 1940s-Early 1950s
Description
Powder blue synthetic nightdress with smocking detail. The nightdress is sleeveless and has two shoulder straps. The neckline is straights, on the front and back panels are edged with a small fill. There is a smocking border detail at the neckline on the front panel. The bodice is gathered into the smocking on the front, and also onto the shaped waistband of the smocking. The waistband is straight on the waist end and V shaped on the bodice edge. The skirt is gathered at the waist and falls straight to the hem which has a stitched on frill. The back panel is plain from the neck to the hem frill. There are two ties stitched onto the side seams at the waist. They would tie on the back waist.

Object detail

Department
Collection
Porter- Costume Collection
Production date
Late 1940s-Early 1950s
Associated person
Accession number
1996-052-145

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