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Cream cotton; shoulder straps and neckline have embroidered scalloped edges; front embroidered in white with floral trail with scrolling leaves; holes around neck for drawstring/ribbon; blouson effect with narrow tucks at waist front; peplum; placket with four pearl buttons, five buttonholes (one button missing).
corset covers
cotton (textile)
embroidering
stitching
Underbodice
Cover, Corset
Cover, Corset
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5279
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