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Skirt

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1870

GUSN

GUSN-73731

Description

Sheer, cream (discolored white) cotton; box pleats all around waist; yoke; full.

Details

Descriptive Terms

skirts (garments)
cotton (textile)
stitching
Skirt
Skirt

Inscription

Handwritten in pencil on outside of waistband: ""L Lace"".

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6140

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