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Group shot: 2005.471.1-2
Woman's nightgown
Group shot: 2005.471.1-2

Woman's nightgown

John Norman (American)
Bonwit Teller and Co. (American, 1898–1990)
1960–65
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin and machine made lace
DimensionsCenter Back (nightgown): 129.5 cm (51 in.)
Center Back (slip): 81.3 cm (32 in.)
Credit LineGift of Stewart Shillito Maxwell, Jr. in memory of his mother Marilyn M. Maxwell
Accession number2005.471.1-2
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
ProvenanceGift from Marilyn M. Maxwell (donor's mother) December 25, 1987; 2005 Gift to MFA, September 21, 2005
Conservation status: Before treatment
1930–40
b
Lady Duff Gordon, known as Lucile
1915
b
Lady Duff Gordon, known as Lucile
1915
Charles Frederick Worth
about 1883
Pair of drawers
About 1900
Shoulder Cape
1850–1900
Group shot: 2003.289.1-2
Jean-Philippe Worth
about 1902
Woman's evening dress
James Galanos
1990s
Conservation status: Before treatment
Emilio Pucci
late 1950s–early 1960s
Woman's girdle
Contessa Di Roma
1945–53