Nightdress
ca. 1905 (made)
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Nightdress of white lawn trimmed with bobbin lace insertion. The nightdress has a medium low square neck and wide square elbow length sleeves inserted so that they fall in a flare from the shoulder. They are edged with lace. There are two bow motifs of insertion at the front and two at the back of the bodice. The waist is high and marked by a white ribbon sash inserted in a band of openwork eyelet embroidery. There is a narrow white satin ribbon run through the lace around the neck. At the bottom is a lace frill hemstitched to the body of the garment. It fastens from neck to waist at the centre back with small pearl buttons.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lawn, trimmed with bobbin lace, satin ribbon, openwork eyelet embroidery, pearl |
| Brief description | Nightdress of lawn trimmed with bobbin lace, France, ca. 1905 |
| Physical description | Nightdress of white lawn trimmed with bobbin lace insertion. The nightdress has a medium low square neck and wide square elbow length sleeves inserted so that they fall in a flare from the shoulder. They are edged with lace. There are two bow motifs of insertion at the front and two at the back of the bodice. The waist is high and marked by a white ribbon sash inserted in a band of openwork eyelet embroidery. There is a narrow white satin ribbon run through the lace around the neck. At the bottom is a lace frill hemstitched to the body of the garment. It fastens from neck to waist at the centre back with small pearl buttons. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'EMILIE' [surrounding a whitework floral motif] (Embroidered in the centre front) |
| Object history | This was worn by Miss Emilie Grigsby (1876-1964) who was a wealthy independent American who came to England from New York. She established a salon which was frequented by writers and the military. She was considered to be one of the great international beauties, with extremely pale, almost transparent skin and golden hair. She was frequently the subject of articles in the New York Times during the early 20th century. Her clothes were purchased from couturiers in London, Paris, and New York, and demonstrated an elegantly avant-garde approach to style. |
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| Accession number | T.201-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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