White - embroidered cotton bodice with linen skirt; v-neckline and back with inserted filet lace; trimmed with scalloped lace ruffle; bodice front embroidered with four oval medallions surrounded by floral garland, with floral sprays in between; drop waist; 3/4 sleeves with narrow tucks alternating with bands of lace (one band and cuffs are same as lace insert at neckline); narrow tucks at back; linen skirt with two patch pockets, with tucks at sides and around hem; pearl buttons at center back.
wedding dresses
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
Dress
Dress
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5243
Title DRESS Accession Number 1969.5246
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