Peach nightgown cover from Mae's Millinery Shop

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A peach sheer polyester nightgown cover from Mae's Millinery Shop. The round collar and fitted cuffs of the full-length sleeves are smocked with a geometric design in peach thread. There is a slit at the center front neck that closes with two (2) small round pearlized plastic buttons. Each cuff closes with two (2) of the same buttons. The nightgown is floor-length with no waist. It is not lined. There are two labels sewn in the proper left side seam near the hem. One contains fiber content and care information, while the other reads "Designed by / Ruth Bekker / for / Chezelle.

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