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Child's Petticoat

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850

GUSN

GUSN-40661

Description

Cream wool top and skirt; top and hem embroidered with chain stitch; hem has stylized floral and French knots with scalloped edge; delicate.

Details

Descriptive Terms

petticoats (underskirts)
embroidering
wool (textile)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat

Maker

Hunnewell, Sarah K. Fuller (Embroiderer)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Frederic A. Turner

Accession Number

1940.632

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