Nightgown
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1910
Materials
Fine silk, cotton lace, silk gauze ribbon, silk rosettes.
Measurements
1170 x 600 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602964
Summary
A woman's nightgown made from fine pink silk. The long-sleeved gown is trimmed on the cuffs with floral white cotton lace and silk gauze ribbon bows, with matching cotton lace, pintucking and pale pink silk rosettes on the wide shawl collar. The hem is also lace trimmed, with three buttons centre front on the bodice for fastening, all missing.
Provenance
Gift of Miss G.Abernethy.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam under shawl collar, centre back. : A handwritten marking on an inner seam reads, "G. Abernethy", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.