Sheer cream; high collar with drawnwork hem and embroidered with leaves in satin stitch and french knots; front panels gathered at collar; back panel is triangular; drawstring at front; starched.
chemisettes
drawn thread work
embroidering
linen (material)
Chemisette
Chemisette
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6098
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