White cotton; broad drawstring neckline; sleeveless; neck and armscye trimmed with scalloped eyelet and a sheer white pleated band; darts; fitted through waist; four pearl buttons at front; princess seams at back; round point at back.
corset covers
cotton (textile)
eyelets (components)
Underbodice
Cover, Corset
Cover, Corset
1. ""W"" embroidered in red on inside center front 2. Separate piece of paper in file - ""old corset covers/of Mere Cots/ not marked, but/ probably of her trousseau.""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5165
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5162
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5163
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5164
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5166
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5167
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5168
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5169
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5170
Title Corset Cover Accession Number 1969.5170
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