Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.
Sheer white cotton; Bodice (A) - standing band collar; plain; leg of mutton sleeves with ruffle with tucks; narrow vertical tucks along front and back; skirted (hip length) fitted through waist; ruffle with narrow tucks around hem; ruffle along center front; button closure; Skirt (B) - matching skirt; smooth front with darts at waist; narrow tucks at hem; ruffle with narrow tucks; 2 darts and pleats at center back for fullness; hook and eye closure; train. Short inner sleeve with lace trim.
bodices
petticoats (underskirts)
cotton (textile)
Dress
Dress
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
1969.6137A-B
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6137AB
Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].
Sign up to our newsletter for our latest news and events
