Sheer white cotton; no collar - but there are buttons for attaching collar; V-shaped yoke with narrow tucks and lace ruffle; bodice front - two diamond and two rectangular medallions inset with floral lace; front is also embroidered with eyelet and floral garland, narrow tucks at back, and cuffs of long sleeves; blouson style, held in place with cotton twill tape waistband attached at back and sides, with hook and eye over front; button closure with placket at center front.
blouses (main garments)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
lace (needlework)
Shirt
Blouse
Blouse
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6907
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