Women’s Blue Taffeta Nightgown

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Grover Center: Museum & Historical Society

Name/Title

Description

A light blue nightgown with spaghetti straps, machine-sewed and cut in traditional slip shape at the top. The skirt has six panels and 1-1/2 in. ruffles around the basted-in hem. The nightgown is accompanied by a hand-sewn belt of the same color.

Use

by Rosamond Neu Cotton in the 1950s.

Collection

Alberta Boring, Rosamond Cotton Estate

Acquisition

Accession

1986.024

Source or Donor

Alberta Cotton Boring

Acquisition Method

Donation

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Slip, Nightgown, Belt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta

Color

Blue

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

February 29, 2024

Update Date

June 5, 2024