Sheer white cotton; turned collar composed of bands of lace and embroidery with lace ruffle; wide and narrow tucks along center front; two white covered buttons; front and back casings; cotton tape ties.
chemisettes
cotton (textile)
embroidering
lace (needlework)
Chemisette
Chemisette
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5212
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