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Sheer white cotton; Bodice (A): drawstring neckline; Bertha collar with ruffle and extending to form lappet ties; sheer rosette at decolletage; 3/4 sleeves with double flounce, and short under sleeves; blouson style; covered buttons center front; peplum; narrow tucks; many seams trimmed with narrow lace tape; matching skirt (B) - bands of narrow vertical pleats - some from waist to hem, some from waist to hip; scalloped hem with 3 flounces; yoke with narrow tucks; fullness at center back; train; hook and eye closure.
bodices
skirts (garments)
cotton (textile)
organdy
Dress
Dress
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
1969.5242A-B
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5242AB
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