White; openwork embroidery--front has panel of small circles with central flower, with net circles inserted in rows from shoulder to hem and around hem; ruffle at shoulders; double ruffled cap sleeves trimmed with eyelet and piping; eyelet neck; waistband at sides to back; drawstring neck and waist (but ribbon is missing at waist).
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Dress
Dress
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5995
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