White linen short chemise; broad neckline and cap sleeves trimmed w/ embroidered scalloped edges and narrow row of white openwork embroidery; yoke gathered into pleats at left and right sides.
chemises (underwear)
embroidering
linen (material)
monograms
Chemise
Chemise
Monogram embroidered in white w/ red; at center of yoke: ""S.F.B.""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6095
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