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Slip

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-15143

Description

White; plain; open neckline; capped sleeves; gathered all around; two vertical seams at bodice front; five pearl buttons; plain hem; drawstring neck.

Details

Descriptive Terms

half slips
cotton (textile)
stitching
Slip
Slip

Inscription

Embroidery on center of back in red thread: 2 ""O""'s

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5976

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