C1860-1860 WHITE COTTON LONGCLOTH NIGHTDRESS

C1860-1860 WHITE COTTON LONGCLOTH NIGHTDRESS

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Item Code: 1307-24

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A beautifully sewn white cotton longcloth nightdress, c.1860-1870, from the Texas Civil War Museum. The nightdress is styled with a V-shaped yoke in the front and back embellished with hand-worked broderie anglaise embroidery in a design of blocks of small circular eyelets set on point with connecting leaves. It is entirely handsewn.

The body of the nightdress is gathered below the yokes and has a center front opening; the opening closes with three tiny hand-sewn buttonholes and pearl buttons. It is cut from two widths of 36" wide fabric with gores at the lower edge of each side seam. The gores are attached to the body of the chemise with overhand seams sewn with an overhand stitch at approximately 40 stitches/inch. The side seams are sewn with run-and-fell seams at 32 stitches/inch. The hem is secured with an invisible whipstitch at 30 stitches/inch.

The two-piece coat sleeves narrow at the wrist; a turned back cuff of broderie anglaise closes with a single button and buttonhole. An unusual self-fabric tie belt is sewn to a reinforced area at the center back of the nightdress. The ends of the belt are finished with the same broderie anglaise embroidery. There is a stenciled laundry mark T. W. Jordan on one side of the front opening.

Condition: Good. There is a small mended tear at the back neck, and a stain on the center back of the nightdress six inches above the hem.

Measurements: Width across upper chest and upper back = 17" each. Length = 42". The wearer was either petite or preferred a shorter than usual nightdress. [cs][ph:L]

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