White linen; pointed collar, open front, sleeves and hem all trimmed with embroidered scalloped edges; broad self ties at neck; one set of cotton twill tape ties at middle; tape loop inside neck at back; raglan bell-shaped sleeves.
dressing jackets
embroidering
linen (material)
Gown, Dressing
Gown, Dressing
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6450
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