Artifacts Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1993.15.1 |
Object Name |
Nightgown |
Description |
NIGHTGOWN; WHITE COTTON; WHITE LACE BODICE AND SMALL SLEAVES; 2 TIER HEM WITH HORIZONTAL TUCKS AND LACE; HANDWRITTEN IN INK AT BODICE 'NANNIE F. HILLMAN NO. 14' NAME AND NUMBER MAYBE LAUNDRY INDENTIFICATION FOR EXAMPLE AT A GIRLS BOARDING SCHOOL; possibly worn by Nannie F. Hillman was sent north during the Civil War to attend Chegaray Institute, a French Boarding school in Philadelphia, PA |
Date |
1860-1870 |
Material |
Cotton |