Nightdress
ca. 1939 (made)
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Baby's round-necked nightdress of white flannelette with inset wrist-length sleeves, all edged with narrow machine-made braid lace. The breast is trimmed with inserts of machine-embroidery; the garment has no waist seam, but part of the fabric is gathered into an embroidered panel at the waist, in the traditional construction. The fastenings consist of drawstrings at neck and wrists, and self ties attached to the embroidered panel at the waist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Flanelette |
| Brief description | Baby's nightdress, white flannelette edged with narrow machine-made braid lace and machine embroidery triming the breast, Palatine brand, probably British ca. 1939 |
| Physical description | Baby's round-necked nightdress of white flannelette with inset wrist-length sleeves, all edged with narrow machine-made braid lace. The breast is trimmed with inserts of machine-embroidery; the garment has no waist seam, but part of the fabric is gathered into an embroidered panel at the waist, in the traditional construction. The fastenings consist of drawstrings at neck and wrists, and self ties attached to the embroidered panel at the waist. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs B D Adams |
| Object history | Given by Mrs B D Adams (RF 88/544). Probably provided for Alan Adams, who was born and died (aged under one month) in the second quarter of 1939. He was the youngest brother of the donor's husband John Graham Adams. John G Adams (b. 04/02/1930) and his other brother, Kenneth George Adams (b. 3rd quarter 1932) were sufficiently older than Alan that a completely new set of clothes was provided when he was born: most of the garments are unused. |
| Production | Palatine brand |
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| Accession number | MISC.546-1991 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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