White linen gathered to buttoned waistband; button covered with linen embroidered scalloped cotton flounce headed by two sections of tucks with insertion of embroidered cotton; short.
petticoats (underskirts)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
scalloping
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat
Embroidered in red above button: ""X""
Unknown
Museum Purchase
1942.971
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