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Child's Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850

GUSN

GUSN-54518

Description

White; waistband with five buttonholes; gauging around waist; hem (deeply) embroidered with stylized floral openwork with scalloped hem.

Details

Descriptive Terms

petticoats (underskirts)
cotton (textile)
embroidering
openwork
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Estate of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Bradlee

Accession Number

1946.992

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