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Petticoat

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1880

GUSN

GUSN-842

Description

White cotton; self waistband with button closure in back (button missing); buttonhole center front below waist; hem edged with eyelet ruffle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

""SC"" cross-stiched in red at left of placket.

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5636

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