White; sheer; bodice gathered in "V" onto smocked waist stitched in front only with ties hanging free; eyelet at neck and capped sleeves; narrow waistband; drawstring neck and waist; two sets of three tucks at hem.
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
Dress
Dress
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5796
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