Gown, Dressing
Name/Title
Gown, DressingEntry/Object ID
2024.33.003Description
Adult lady's dressing gown of white cotton, plain weave. Tucking and detail work exactly the same as chemise 2024.33.004. CF opening all the way down to them - placket is flat band of cotton trimmed with white cotton flounce and edged with picot. All buttons are pressed milk glass buttons - same as the chemise. Yoke-like shoulder dressing that extends in CB and CF in a point. This section consists of many small tuckets, punctuated by vertical rows of faggoted picoting. High round neckline with same treatment at neck opening as placket front - a band of white cotton trimmed in a flounce, with picot edge. Long curved sleeves, with cuff having same panel treatment as yoke, with finished band and flounce, with picot edge. Vertical tucks flank both sides of CF placket opening. Almost entirely machine-stitched, with some interior hand-finishing. Body of dressing gown has some period repairs, and minor stains from unideal storage from donor.Collection
Genesee Country Village and MuseumCategory
Historic Costume, Undergarment, Adult, Female