Off white, sleeveles, midlenght nightgown. The neckline and sleeves are scalloped, there is also a pearilized button on each of the shoulder strap. In there middle of the neck line there are three sections of cut out embroiderment. Middle piece is longer then the other, but none going lower then five inches from the neckline. The bottom of the gown is hemmed straight and flares out wider then the waist. Few stains and very small brown stitches done for repairs, very small.

Pajamas entered the feminine wardrobe in the late nineteenth century, but long nightgowns remained popular, even after women's skirts shortened in the early twentieth century. The advent of nylon allowed women to have-as the slogan for Chemstrand of the mid 1950s said-"all the luxury but none of the fuss," with easy-care yet washable nightgowns and peignoirs that elegantly enhanced their femininity.

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