White linen; pointed collar trimmed with embroidered scalloped edges and white floral embroidery; V-shaped pleated yoke with six bands of white floral embroidery; three button closure concealed under embroidered flap; yoke square in back; piped armscye; long full sleeves gathered at shoulder; one button wrist with embroidered turned-back cuff.
nightgowns
embroidering
linen (material)
monograms
Nightgown
Nightgown
""SFB"" embroidered in white with red at base of placket.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5374
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