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Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1835-1850

GUSN

GUSN-13232

Description

Tan, dense, heavy, twilled cotton; hand-run cords - three at hem with ten spaced above hem; gathered to waist.

Details

Descriptive Terms

petticoats (underskirts)
cord (fiber product)
cotton (textile)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1932.1043

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