Nightgown
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton, whitework embroidery, broderie anglaise, buttons.
Measurements
1280 x 600 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602912
Summary
A woman's nightgown made from white cotton. The long-sleeved gown is decorated on the cuffs with floral whitework embroidery and broderie anglaise, with matching trim on the shawl collar. The bodice is decorated with a whitework-embroidered frill around the placket, with two self-covered buttons for fastening centre front, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Faloon.
Marks and inscriptions
On lower skirt hem, prhs.: A handwritten marking on the inside of the lower hem (right hand side) reads, "L. Faloon", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.