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Underskirt or Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1785-1800

GUSN

GUSN-39881

Description

Ivory silk satin; hip yoke; scalloped quilting around body and large scale floral meander quilting at hem; white glazed linen waistband, gathered on either side of back placket; dark blue glazed wool lining.

Details

Descriptive Terms

underskirts
linen (material)
quilting
satin
silk (textile)
wool (textile)
Underskirt
Underskirt

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mis Roxana H. Vivian

Accession Number

1938.1016

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