Help Dating a Prairie Style Calico Nightgown

Thank you Mary!

 

I don't think we are disagreeing, Barbara. I agree that it's function is more that of a "wrapper".

My comment about tea gowns is merely that there is a period of time, particularly in the early 1900s, where there is a lot of contradiction of the wrapper/tea gown terminology and what the exact purpose and style would have been. (I found my research file! Yay! I'm not as disorganized as I thought!) My research, to date, on this subject has centered mostly on the evolution of terminology and function.

 

Diana,

I agree there is still so much to learn. And I have learned from you as well. It is an interesting period of fashion indeed.