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1840
GUSN-259226
Red and brown calico petticoat; red dots with white center and double-diamond all-over pattern; hand-sewn seams; drawstring waistband; paper label with inscription hand-sen to lower edge of skirt.
petticoats (underskirts)
weaving
hand sewing
printed textile materials
Petticoat
"Miss Cornelia Arnold/ Fall River/ No. 15 Purchase St." (paper label stitched onto fabric)
Unknown
23 1/2 x 29 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift from Mrs. Helen R. Haddad; Mr. William G. Rogerson, Esq.; Mr. Henry P. Rogerson; Mr. Edward S. Rogerson
2001.203
Fall River (Bristol county, Massachusetts)
Rhode Island (United States)
Massachusetts (United States)
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