White cotton; matching skirt to 1969.5244; narrow tucks all around waistline creating yoke; full skirt with slight train; fullness at center back; bands of lace inset at hem forming scalloped effect with embroidered triangular panels inserted between bands; two tucks and two bands of lace at hem; button and hook and eye closure at center back.
skirts (garments)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Skirt
Skirt
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5241
Title BODICE Accession Number 1969.5244
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