White cotton printed with overall blue floral pattern; V-neckline trimmed with white silk net; crossover front with hook & eye closure. White cotton mull fichu with white floral embroidery at edge; lace trimmed white cotton insert at neck with hook & eye closure. Long sleeves tucked at elbow; cuffs of fichu material; vertical tucks at shoulder front and back; boned; body lined with white cotton.
bodices
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Bodice
Bodice
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6937
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