White cotton gathered to self waistband with button closure at back; ruffle attached at knee trimmed with four tucks ane eyelet band at hem; slight train; extra fullness at back.
petticoats (underskirts)
cotton (textile)
Underskirt
Petticoat
Petticoat
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.7207
Title PETTICOAT Accession Number 1969.5339
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