Plum/aubergine silk satin; quilted with large diamonds above hip and smaller double outlined diamonds below; gathered all around on grosgrain waistband; button closure; lined with brown cotton twill.
underskirts
cotton (textile)
quilting
satin
silk (textile)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat
Belonged to Mrs. Caleb Deeley (1789-1878), grandmother of donor.
Unknown
Gift of Miss Lilias Page
1935.424
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