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Child's Nightgown

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-15330

Description

White; neck and sleeves trimmed with eyelet; bodice and skirt gathered all around; drawstring neck and waist; two bands of eyelet inserted at hem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

nightgowns
cotton (textile)
stitching
Nightgown
Nightgown

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5988

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