Artwork : ArchiveNo00087

Nightie and Bed Jacket 1974

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Rosemary Fairfax
Contributor Image	Rosemary_2.jpg
Profession
Location	Old Portsmouth
Collection Date	20.02.08 3.36pm
Artefact Name	Nightie and Bed Jacket
Artefact Description	Good condition. Pink Nylon. Pleated.
Artefact Date	1974
Artefact Stored	In bedroom
Artefact Form
Artefact Image	Nightie_2.jpg
Sample Taken	Thread from inside
Sample Image
History of Artefact	‘My late husband, Eric, bought it for me because he really liked it.’ Transparent, intimate garment. Diaphanous. Historian - 'Nylon was very popular in the early seventies. Man-made, machine made lace. Exploiting the characteristics of the material by pleating it.'
Historian	John Stedman
Previous Owners	None
Special Memories	‘My late husband bought it for me. It was a lovely gesture and he always brought back lovely presents.'
Artwork Image	Nightie_artwork.jpg

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