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Dressing Gown

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1865-1879

GUSN

GUSN-869

Description

White cotton; shirred ruffle around band collar; yoke, open front, sleeves, and hem all trimmed with embroidered band with scalloped edges; yoke gathered all around body; bell sleeves with piped armscye.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dressing jackets
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Gown, Dressing
Gown, Dressing

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5361

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