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Underskirt

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1880-1889

GUSN

GUSN-73631

Description

Lavender silk satin; smooth front floor length; fullness at back; box pleats at hem; pocket on left side; one pair silk ties inside with loops for holding boning/bar at back (boning is missing); hook and eye at back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

underskirts
satin
silk (textile)
Underskirt
Underskirt

Inscription

Stamped on hook: ""NICHOLLS""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5258

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