53.98.12
Nightgown, Wedding
1880 Approximate
White Cotton Nightgown. Material: textile. Size: 15 1/2" W. at shoulders x 55 1/2" L. x 22" L. sleeves. Description: white cotton floor-length and long sleeved, front closure with 18 buttons, 16 mother-of-pearl buttons, 7 rows of vertical pintucks on either side of front closure, placket has eyelet ruffle trim on either side, round collar has eyelet ruffle trim, cuffs have 3 rows on horizontal pin tucks and eyelet trim ruffle, back yoke is double thickness.
Worn by Emma Earl on her wedding night. She married James Orcutt. Donor is their granddaughter.