Woman's Night Dress

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Night Dress

Entry/Object ID

CW 1005

Description

Nightgown. Lady's nightgown; full body and sleeves gathered to yoke; piped seams; small ruffle at neck. Written in ink inside "Sarah Williams/4" Condition not given. Circa 1850. Transcribed from Original Catalog Worksheet.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Provenance

Notes

Written in ink inside "Sarah Williams/4" Sarah Williams (1830-1913) married Samuel Emlen 30 Sept 1851 at the Sixth Street Monthly Meeting. They lived in Germantown.