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Child's Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1860

GUSN

GUSN-32614

Description

Cream with white glazed cotton top; gathered at waist; cream silk embroidered featherstitching and buttonhole wheels; hem with scalloped edge and embroidered with branches and floral sprays.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. G. Winthrop Brown

Accession Number

1929.280

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