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Cream silk taffeta; self waistband with hook and eye closures in back; smooth top; graduated vertical tucks at knee level followed by two rows of appliqued ruffles, five rows of horizontal tucks, then three rows of appliqued ruffles; under-flounce with ruffled hem attached at knee level; inverted pleat center back; buttonhole below waistband in front; slight train.
petticoats (underskirts)
silk (fiber)
taffeta
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5282
Title DRESS Accession Number 1969.5267
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