1865-1880
GUSN-73877
Patterned silk of small stripes of pale green, blue and beige with small twill squares; pointed front waistline with pleats. Two small patch pockets with ruffle at top edge and applied bow of pale green satin ribbon; applied ruffle along edge, down sides and along hem. Flounce along bottom starting at each side at hip with applied light green satin rosette and following shape of bottom hem. Pointed front hem; light green satin ribbon tie closure.
aprons (protective wear)
hand sewing
silk (textile)
Apron
Apron
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6013
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].