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Teal blue twill with white silk ribbon trim; Elizabethan style. Cape (.1) shoulder cape with turned collar; white cotton lining; straight pin at neck; white silk tutu around collar, front and hem. Bodice (.2) - turned collar; bishop's sleeves; peplum; white cotton lining; white silk ribbon at center front and hem; hook and eye closure. Breeches (.3) - no waistband; button fly front; decorative "slits" reveal white lining - as seen on 16th century costume - white silk ribbon around leg, with bow and buckle.
capes (outerwear)
bodices
breeches (trousers)
costumes (character dress)
cotton (textile)
stitching
twill
wool (textile)
fancy dress
Costume, Dress-Up
Costume, Dress-Up
Stamped on buckle of breeches: ""T. C."" Note in file wrapped in brown paper marked ""Pater's New Bedford Costume.""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7143.1-3
Title Stockings Accession Number 1969.7142.1AB
Title Coat Accession Number 1969.7142.2
Title Waistcoat Accession Number 1969.7142.3
Title Breeches Accession Number 1969.7142.4
Title Collar Accession Number 1969.7142.5
Title Mask Accession Number 1969.7142.6
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