Bed Jacket
1780-1795 (made)
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Woman’s bed or dressing jacket of bleached cotton, heavily pieced. It has a low wide neckline and long sleeves, with a back fitted with 3 seams and 2 gores and the waist, and unshaped, overlapping fronts. The neck, front edges and hems are trimmed with a 1¾-inch (4.4 cm) band of gathered fine muslin. The cuffs are edged with a 2¾-inch (6.8 cm) wide pleated border of a thicker muslin. The jacket is unlined and all the inside seams are bound.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's bed or dressing jacket of cotton, 1780-95 French; with muslin edging |
| Physical description | Woman’s bed or dressing jacket of bleached cotton, heavily pieced. It has a low wide neckline and long sleeves, with a back fitted with 3 seams and 2 gores and the waist, and unshaped, overlapping fronts. The neck, front edges and hems are trimmed with a 1¾-inch (4.4 cm) band of gathered fine muslin. The cuffs are edged with a 2¾-inch (6.8 cm) wide pleated border of a thicker muslin. The jacket is unlined and all the inside seams are bound. |
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| Accession number | T.65-1981 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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