Gown, Dressing

Production date
Circa 1940s
 Description
A multi-coloured, long sleeved dressing gown fashioned from numerous assorted scraps of fabric stitched together using light green thread. The dressing gown can be fastened using two large buttons covered in light blue fabric at the front. It is lined with pale blue silk.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Maker
Production date
Circa 1940s
Production place
New Zealand/North Island/Horowhenua/Otaki
New Zealand/Taranaki/New Plymouth
Subject person
Classification
Clothing - Outerwear/Clothing/Personal Artifacts
Credit line
Marjorie Hunter started making this dressing gown while receiving treatment for tuberculosis in a 'TB (tuberculosis) ward' in Otaki during the 1940s. She is thought to have finished making it after returning home to New Plymouth.
Accession number
PA2012.086
Collection type
Social History
Material
Fabric
Thread
Silk
Felt
Cotton

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