White cotton; Ruffle around neck to bottom of yoke; Body gathered to yoke front and back; Front yoke has three sets of tucks on either side of placket with lace insert between first and second sets; two buttons in center front placket; Long sleeves with ruffled cuff.
nightgowns
cotton (textile)
lace (needlework)
Nightgown
Nightgown
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.5350
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