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Petticoat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1910-1920

GUSN

GUSN-843

Description

White cotton; self waistband with button closure in back; buttonhole center front below waist; ruffled hem; over ruffle with horizontal tucks & narrow lace insert above hem; ruffled hem trimmed with eyelet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

""SC"" cross stitched 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

1969.5639

Related Items

Title PETTICOAT Accession Number 1969.5641

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