White cotton; Small pointed embroidered and scalloped collar; three buttons down center front concealed under embroidered and scalloped placket. Yoke trimmed with two rows of feather stitching between three rows of tucks on either side of placket; Body gathered to yoke at back; Long sleeves with two button embroidered and scalloped cuff ( one button missing, right cuff).
nightgowns
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Nightgown
Nightgown
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7233
Title CHEMISE Accession Number 1969.7225
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