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Navy blue wool broadcloth; waistband pointed front and back; very full skirt; shaped at right side to drape over crossed right leg and saddle; reinforced with glazed cotton; one elastic strap at lower back (inside); left side closure with buttons and hook and eye with ties at waist; pocket at left side.
riding skirts
wool (textile)
cotton (textile)
Skirt
Skirt
Paper note: ""Aunt Mary's/ blue riding skirt""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6719
Title Riding Habit Jacket Accession Number 1969.5461
Title Accession Number
Title Riding Pants Accession Number 1969.6721
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