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Cream silk; high Empire waist; short puffed sleeves pleated at shoulder and gathered at cuff; bodice sides and back of pale pink silk; gathered at bust; bell shaped skirt gathered at back between shoulders; bodice back lined with white linen; drawstring neckline; one hook and eye at waist; cream satin ribbon around hem.
wedding dresses
stitching
linen (material)
silk (textile)
Dress
Dress
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6216
Title DRESS Accession Number 1969.6217
Title DRESS Accession Number 1969.6218
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