Lavender linen. Bodice (A) - white lace (with scroll patterned medallions matching jacket) chemisette with boned collar edged with ivory satin; chemisette has lace sleeves which extend to wrist from lavender bodice which has elbow length sleeves with turned back cuffs; squared neckline; pleats at shoulders front and back; boned blouson front; overlapping snap and hook and eye closure at left front. Skirt (B) - matching skirt; smooth front; floor length with slight train; self piping above hem; twelve self-covered buttons at each side; hook and eye closure at left side; pleats at center back; satin inner waistband with hook and eye.
bodices
skirts (garments)
lace (needlework)
linen (material)
Dress
Dress
Stamped on snaps: ""K/ I/ N/ *""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
1969.6945A-B
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6945AB
Title JACKET Accession Number 1969.6947
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