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Nursing Gown

c.1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Woman's cotton dressing-gown with frilled collar and edges, discreet nursing slits.


Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Underwear
Informal Wear
Children & Childhood
Clothing
Maternity
Object type
Nursing gown
Materials and techniques
cotton
Cotton (Textile)
Sewing
Brief description
Cotton dressing gown with nursing slits, British, c.1830s
Physical description
Woman's cotton dressing-gown with frilled collar and edges, discreet nursing slits.
Dimensions
  • Length: 133cm
  • Shoulder width: 44cm
  • Waist measured inside garment circumference: 69cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bust measured inside garment circumference: 98cm (Note: Measured by Conservation )
  • Across back width: 34cm (Note: Measured by Conservation )
  • Nape waist length: 28.5cm (Note: Measured by Conservation )
  • Sleeve length underarm to cuff length: 55cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Sleeve lenght shoulder to cuff length: 71cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Cuff measured inside garment circumference: 21cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harry Matthews
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.52-2015

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Record createdJune 25, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1316593/nursing-gown-unknown/
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