Corset Cover

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1865-1875

GUSN

GUSN-73535

Description

White; broad drawstring neckline, with scalloped edge; capped sleeves with same scalloped edge; piped armscye; five pearl buttons; dart and darts at waist; princess seam at back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

corset covers
linen (material)
monograms
Underbodice
Cover, Corset
Cover, Corset

Inscription

1. ""W"" embroidered in red on left front. 2. Handwritten separate piece of paper in file ""old corset covers/of Mere Cots/not marked, but/probably part of her trousseau.""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5167

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