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Slip - long

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840

GUSN

GUSN-15144

Description

White; plain except for narrow band of eyelet embroidery at capped sleeves; drawstring neckline; skirt gathered all around w/ fine cartridge pleats; 3 pearl buttons. Heavily starched--like paper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

slips (underwear)
cotton (textile)
stitching
Children's clothing
Cotton
Hand Stitched
SLIP

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5977

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