Waist length; black velvet; black satin ruching at collar, cuffs and scalloped peplum; quilted black silk lining. Black satin bow at back of neck; three toggle and loop closures (at center front) with frogs of black leaf motif.
jackets (garments)
outerwear
quilting
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
Victorian
Jacket
Jacket
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7247
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