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Child's Petticoat

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860

GUSN

GUSN-15477

Description

Cream wool skirt with featherstitching; white cotton top with four pearl buttons at back and waist; sleeveless with cotton tape shoulder straps; cartridge pleats.

Details

Descriptive Terms

petticoats (underskirts)
cotton (textile)
wool (textile)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

21 (H) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Virginia L. Hodge and Katharine D. Parry

Accession Number

1942.1514

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