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Petticoat

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1859

GUSN

GUSN-39325

Description

Coarsely woven brown and white cotton; hemp; cord runs through twenty-one woven-in casings; one button waistband.

Details

Descriptive Terms

petticoats (underskirts)
cotton (textile)
hemp (fiber)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat

Inscription

Label: ""E. & J. HOLMES/ WARRANTEED""

Maker

E. & J. Holmes (Maker)

Accession Number

1937.1063

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