Pale pink cotton cambric. Coat (A) - very full; gathered around neck; white pinked ruffle along center front and around hem; white ruching at wrists; white cotton ties at neck. Cape (B) - matching hooded shoulder cape with same pinked white ruching; white ties at neck.
coats (garments)
capes (outerwear)
cotton (textile)
glazing (coating)
Coat
Coat
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
1969.7160A-B
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7160AB
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