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Discolored/cream cotton (mull); drawstring V-neckline with ruffle collar of machine stitched embroidery; same band of embroidery at cuffs, bodice, center front and hem; narrow tucks on upper portion of elbow length sleeves and body of dress; sleeves lined with cream chiffon ruffle; boned bodice has surplice/overlap of chiffon and embroidered band with ruffle; fully lined with cream taffeta; taffeta dust ruffle; hook and eye closure.
dresses (garments)
cotton (textile)
silk (textile)
Dress
Dress
Stamped on hooks: ""NICHOLLS"" Woven label in waistband: ""E. Stauffer/6 West 39th St. New York.""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5245
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