Brown Linen Gown | 1770 - 1790 18skirtsupport the 23-year-old New Englander with

the 23-year-old New Englander with whom he traveled overnight and later exchanged passionate letters

For more than seventy years

open floral pattern reflects the refined beauty of period textiles

steel boning

Waist 27-29"

Brown Linen Gown | 1770 - 1790 18skirtsupport the 23-year-old New Englander withThe most common garment for women in the colonies and Early America would have been a simple linen gown. Linen is a fabric that was affordable and accessible for everyone in lower and working classes. The gown is the typical garment seen in artwork and descriptions of the time. This particular style has the elegance of clean lines and carefully laid pleats. This blends with the functionality of the pinning front closure, which makes it adjustable for