Title
Dress
Mediumcotton
Dimensions52 3/4 × 19 in. (134 × 48.3 cm)
Object number00.221.266
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionThis is an off-white cotton nightgown that is open all the way down the front, as if it is meant to be the outermost layer of an outfit. The front has four verticle ruched stripes and a ruffled eyelit trim. The cuffs of the sleeves have one ruched stripe each and the same ruffled eyelit trim. The collar also has a ruffled eyelit trim and measures 1 1/2". The bottom of the skirt has a 2 1/2" hem. The back of the dress has an extra layer stitched on that forms a "V" shape.On View
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