Sheer white cotton; high boned collar with pleated ruffle, narrow tucks and band of lace; V-yoke at front; embroidered with floral spray in white, bordered by lace bands inserts; narrow tucks and lace band at front and back; five white cloth covered buttons and loops; drawstring waist.
chemisettes
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Chemisette
Chemisette
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6905
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