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Yellow silk taffeta; hip yoke quilted in diamond pattern, body densely quilted with scrolling branch pattern; cotton waistband; side plackets; blue & white checked linen lining.
underskirts
linen (material)
taffeta
quilting
silk (textile)
Underskirt
Underskirt
Quilted petticoat, belonging to the gown of Prudence Jenkins of Boston and Providence, married in 1778.
Unknown
Gift of Florence L. Chace
1928.452
1750-1785 (history of wear c. 1778)
Title Pair of shoe buckles Accession Number 1931.1668AB
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