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UNDERSKIRT

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1865

GUSN

GUSN-32615

Description

Heavy white cotton heavily gauged to 1" waistband, no fastening; eyelet embroidery all around scalloped hem with 6 tucks 2 1/4" wide each headed by broad band of eyelet embroidery; very full.

Details

Descriptive Terms

underskirts
cotton (textile)
embroidering
eyelets (components)
textiles
Women's clothing
Cotton
Eyelet
Embroidered
UNDERSKIRT

Additional Identification Number

1929.282

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1929.282B

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