Nightdress
ca. 1905 (made)
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Nightdress of black silk trimmed with machine-made lace. With a V-neck and elbow-length frilled sleeves. The shoulders and cuffs are trimmed with alternating bands of black lace and machine-made lace insertions arranged in a chevron pattern, and the lozenges are filled with narrow tucking which continues from the yoke to the waist. At the hem is a band of different pattern with a wide flounce edged with a machine-made lace insertion.
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Materials and techniques | Silk trimmed with machine-made lace |
Brief description | Nightdress of silk trimmed with machine-made lace, France, ca. 1905 |
Physical description | Nightdress of black silk trimmed with machine-made lace. With a V-neck and elbow-length frilled sleeves. The shoulders and cuffs are trimmed with alternating bands of black lace and machine-made lace insertions arranged in a chevron pattern, and the lozenges are filled with narrow tucking which continues from the yoke to the waist. At the hem is a band of different pattern with a wide flounce edged with a machine-made lace insertion. |
Credit line | Given by Miss P. W. Hyde |
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Accession number | T.10-1961 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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