LINGERIE SET
Currently in storage
About this object
Nightgown - side closure left side front, decorative lace at top and bottom with artwork and embroidery in the satin, machine worked embroidery. Short sleeved bed jacket of same materials, center front detail - front of garment alternates front and back side of fabric to create a decorative pattern (rayed) to the center, two embroidered birds have hanging ribbons from beaks, garment edged in 1 inch lace. Pants - same material with one shell butoon closure, same detail
- Object name:
- LINGERIE SET
- Made from:
- silk satin -- lace (Brussels) -- shell buttons
- Made in:
- Brussels, Belgium
- Date made:
- May 27, 1939
- Size:
- nightgown - shoulder to hem - L. 40 in., hem Circ. 68 in.; bed jacket - should to hem L. 16 in., Circ. 40 in.; pants - L. 17 in., Circ. 48 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2014.12.8.1-3
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of Mia Grosjean, 2014, which she received from her mother Emlen Knight Davies.