Nightcap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Nightcap

Entry/Object ID

CW 770 f

Description

Nightcap. Cross-barred muslin; lace all around edge; cross-barred muslin ties. Good condition. Circa 1875-1900. One of a group of seven nightcaps spanning the dates circa 1875 to 1900. All good condition. Belonged to Emily Betts Smyth (b. 1823-). The donor, Emily Smyth Cooper, was the daughter of Lucy Smyth and Howard M. Cooper of Camden New Jersey who married Edwin James Johnson of Philadelphia May 8, 1915. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1875 - 1900

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

Creation Date: Circa 1880

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Depth

6-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Ties are ~12-1/2 in long.

Provenance

Notes

One of a group of seven nightcaps given by the donor. They belonged to her grandmother, Emily Betts Smyth, who lived at 921 Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The donor, Emily Smyth Cooper (Johnson), was the daughter of Lucy Smyth and Howard M. Cooper of Camden New Jersey, who married James Johnson of Philadelphia May 8, 1915. Emily Smyth Cooper Johnson was a 1907 graduate of Bryn Mawr College. From 1911 to 1919 she served ad Chairman of Trustees of Camden Friends' School.