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Dress - long

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840s

GUSN

GUSN-5723

Description

White/sheer; "V" style bodice - bands of eyelet circles alternate with meandering bands of soutache; eyelet neck, waist, & double-tiered sleeves; ruffle extends toward back; drawstring neck & waist; 2 covered buttons; 2 sets of 3 narrow tucks with one wider tuck in between.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
geometric patterns
Infant's Clothing
Hand Stitched
Embroidered
Geometric
Women's Clothing
DRESS

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5795

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