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HMC - The Harrow Museum Collection
T - Textiles
1 - Dress and Costume
Title
Cotton nightdress
Repository
Harrow Museum Collection
Ref No
HMC/T/1/1987:284
ObjectNumber
1987:284
Description
Nightdress in finely woven cream cotton, ankle length, cut in one piece with side seams only. Includes short wide sleeves and square neck, both with scallop edging, and plain hem. Machine stitched. Decorated with cut-work butterflies close to neck edge, stitched in cream silk thread. Laundry tag inside back of neck reads P.6465.
Comments
The donor suggested the nightdress might date to the early 1900s.
Object Name
Dress
Materials
Cotton, silk
Location
In Storage
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