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Infant Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1840-1870

GUSN

GUSN-15046

Description

Cream wool; linen waistband with cream silk ties bound with cream cotton and silk tape; open center back; gathered at front.

Details

Descriptive Terms

petticoats (underskirts)
flannel
stitching
linen (material)
wool (textile)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6323

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