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Black ribbed silk; 3/4 length; round neck w/ piping; seven button and loop closure center front (one button missing, should have eight); long full sleeves with applique of black braid and beads in ogee motif at cuffs. Piping at cuff; full, flared skirt; quilted lining; black ruching at lining of cuff.
coats (garments)
outerwear
quilting
silk (textile)
taffeta
Coat
Coat
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6127
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