Abedgown (sometimesbed gown,bedjacket orshortgown) is an article of women'sclothing for the upper body, usually thigh-length and wrapping or tying in front. Bedgowns of lightweight printedcotton fabric were fashionable at-home morning wear in the 18th century. Over time, bedgowns (also called in this contextshortgowns) became the staple upper garment ofBritish andAmerican female working-class street wear from the 18th to early 19th centuries, worn overpetticoats and often topped with anapron. Made of sturdy cotton,linen,wool orlinsey-woolsey, these bedgowns were simply cut to a T-shapedpattern, and were worn overlapped in front or with the front skirts cutaway.^[1] The term "bed gown" to describe this item of clothing was used as late as 1876.^[2]

In the Welsh spellingbetgwn, the bedgown is part oftraditional Welsh costume.^[3]

Bedgowns lingered as fashion garments into the mid-20th century, usually under the newer namebedjackets, in the form of shortrobes or wrappers worn over anightgown ornegligee for warmth andmodesty while sitting up in bed for breakfast, reading, or similar pursuits. They had mostly fallen out of fashion by the 1960s.

• 1750–75 in Western fashion

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• Baumgarten, Linda (2002).What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America. New Haven: Yale University Press.ISBN 9780300095807.

• Making an 18th-century bedgown
• Clothes for Work at the Manchester Galleries
• 18th century bedgowns

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