nightdress; woman's

Production date
Late 1940s-Early 1950s
Description
Powder blue synthetic night dress with smocking detail. The nightdress is sleeveless and had two shoulder straps. The neckline is V shaped on the front panel and straight at the back. It is edged with a narrow frill. The front V shaped neckline is unfilled with mocking in three colours, blue with pink and green stylised flowers. The bodice is gathered into the smocked detail at the neck and onto the board straight smocked panel at the waist. There are two ties at both side seams on the waist, which would fasten at the c/b. The skirt which is gathered into the smocked waist panel falls straight to the hem. The nightdress back panel is pain from the neckline to the hem.

Object detail

Department
Collection
Porter- Costume Collection
Production date
Late 1940s-Early 1950s
Associated person
Accession number
1996-052-147

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