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Blue check (with smaller white checks). A)--Lined bodice has lace at neck, drawstring neck, ruffles of blue check crossing in front, peplum with ruffle. B)--Skirt gathered with one pocket, short lining of glazed cotton, one deep tuck. C)--Bodice with boat neck, capped sleeves, one sleeve missing ruffle; front has criss-cross pattern of blue and black ribbon. Button closures.
dresses (garments)
stitching
silk (textile)
Dress
Dress
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7241A-C
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