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Child's Petticoat

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1870-1890

GUSN

GUSN-45801

Description

Cream skirt with white cotton top; gathered all around waist; back opening reinforced at seam with bar/buttonhole stitch; hem has wide band of featherstitching; and woolen lace of openwork pattern.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Rita Benjamin

Accession Number

1955.189

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