Nightgown

Name/Title

Nightgown

Entry/Object ID

0046.015

Description

long night gown with long sleeves, button opening with 6 buttons

Use

sleep wear Annie Virginia Thomas Miller

Collection

West Collection

Cataloged By

Miriam Martin

Category

Clothing

Acquisition

Accession

0046

Source or Donor

Naomi Miller West family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Dress

Textile Details

Material

Cotton, Fabric

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1870

Time Period

19th Century, Late 19th Century

Notes

may have been store bought

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nightgown

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Dressingwear & Nightwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

neck opening 14 in circumference, yoke 16 in wide 6-1/2 in long, skirt 16 in wide at top, 70 in bottom circumference, 39 in long, button opening 22-1/2 in long

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 5, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Fair

Examined By

Miriam Martin

Provenance

Notes

owned by Mrs. Annie Virginia Thomas Miller, kept by her daughter Mrs. Naomi Miller West

General Notes

Note Type

Date Cataloged

Note

11/18/2008

Created By

Sherrie R. Johndrow

Create Date

January 10, 2009

Update Date

July 8, 2026