Ivory satin; high piped neck; boned darts front & back; sharply pointed front (wasp waist); 14 covered buttons down center front. Princess seams in back; piping at armscye; very full bell sleeves; pleated at top & trimmed w/ 2 bands of stiff wool crepe. Small point center back; pale gray pleated ribbon inside cuff; body lined w/ tan glazed linen w/ hook & eye closure at waist. Sleeves lined w/ ivory taffeta; hook at point on left side under covered button.
bodices
linen (material)
silk (textile)
taffeta
wool (textile)
Bodice
Bodice
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5539
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