Three-in-one: cream linen "coat" with open lace collar; lace trim along center front; bell-shaped sleeves with undersleeve, both with bands of lace. "Dress" of linen with high boned lace collar and yoke; gathered around yoke; buttoned at side; boned cotton bodice; lace at hem. Cotton "petticoat" with linen hem and button closure at left front; black taffeta belt with bow and sash; box pleats at back; rubberized knit dress shields pinned in place; cotton tape ties at waist; train.
dressing gowns
cotton (textile)
lace (needlework)
linen (material)
Gown, Dressing
Gown, Dressing
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6044
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