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Underdress

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840-1850

GUSN

GUSN-15038

Description

Cream; shaped neckline edged w/ natural colored linen tape; seams trimmed with featherstitching; box pleats at front; three pairs of tape ties at back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

slips (underwear)
flannel
stitching
wool (textile)
Slip
Slip

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6322

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