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White; broad drawstring neckline with scalloped edge; capped sleeves with same scalloped edge; piped armscye; five pearl buttons; darts and darts at waist; princess seam at back.
corset covers
linen (material)
monograms
Underbodice
Cover, Corset
Cover, Corset
""W"" embroidered in red at right front. Some of the letter is missing.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5096
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5167
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5802
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