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Underskirt or Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1780-1810

GUSN

GUSN-1302

Description

Ivory silk; large scale scalloped quilting on body; scrolling branch quilting at hem; gathered to cotton twill waistband; cream glazed wool lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

underskirts
cotton (textile)
quilting
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
Underskirt
Underskirt

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Maxim Karolik

Accession Number

1964.55B

Related Items

Title UNDERSKIRT Accession Number 1964.55A

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