White cotton; shirred ruffle around band collar; yoke, open front, sleeves, and hem all trimmed with embroidered band with scalloped edges; yoke gathered all around body; bell sleeves with piped armscye.
dressing jackets
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Gown, Dressing
Gown, Dressing
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5361
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