Petticoat (a) is white linen skirt. Drop-waist, gathered. Four fold horizontal pleat around skirt bottom. Crocheted edging. Drawers (b) are linen with drawstring closure. Four fold horizontal "pleats" around legs. Very fine eyelet trim.
petticoats (underskirts)
drawers (underpants)
crocheting
linen (material)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat
Used At Leland House,
Unknown
Gift of the Weston Historical Society
1993.373AB
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