Infant Petticoat

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1870

GUSN

GUSN-15042

Description

Cream; top band has featherstitching at seams; pleats at skirt at waist; featherstitching at hems; four pairs of cotton tape ties at top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Inscription

Embroidered on side-top: a red square w/ French knot.

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5757

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