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Women's skirt

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

GUSN

GUSN-189897

Description

Light cotton sheer women's skirt with waistband removed. At knee height there is a band of lace work that goes around the skirt. Under the small lace band there is a panel decorated with detailed floral embroidery. The bottom edge of the skirt is trimmed with a lace band. The skirt also has a slight flare. The back of the skirt has three hook and loop closures and a vertical seam running from the center of the waist to the hem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

skirts (garments)
cotton (textile)
lace (needlework)
Skirt

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P832

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

25 10/16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1252

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