Nightdress
ca. 1912 (made)
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Nightdress of embroidered linen. It is in one piece and sleeveless with a wide 'V' neck and slits for the insertion of a ribbon at waist level. The neck is trimmed with a machine-made Valenciennes bobbin lace on either side of a machine-embroidered whitework border with a pattern of ovals and butterflies, and a pink ribbon is threaded through. A coronet and 'AC' is embroidered at the centre front.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen, trimmed with machine-made bobbin lace |
| Brief description | Nightdress of embroidered linen and bobbin lace, France, ca. 1912 |
| Physical description | Nightdress of embroidered linen. It is in one piece and sleeveless with a wide 'V' neck and slits for the insertion of a ribbon at waist level. The neck is trimmed with a machine-made Valenciennes bobbin lace on either side of a machine-embroidered whitework border with a pattern of ovals and butterflies, and a pink ribbon is threaded through. A coronet and 'AC' is embroidered at the centre front. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'AC' (Embroidered at the centre front, for Annie, Lady Cowdray) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Antony Acton |
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| Accession number | T.228-1969 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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