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Underskirt or Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1835-1850

GUSN

GUSN-37779

Description

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.

Details

Descriptive Terms

underskirts
cotton (textile)
quilting
satin
silk (textile)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat

Label

Belonged to Mrs. Caleb Deeley (1789-1878), grandmother of donor.

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Lilias Page

Accession Number

1935.424

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