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Skirt
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely machine-stitched girl's skirt made of white cotton. Small bustle in back achieved with deep knife pleats leading to the center back closure of button. The center front has a panel with military-eqsue frogging detail achieved in a machined gimp trim, and white fabric covered metal buttons. Hem of skirt is trimmed in the same white gimp trim with a panel in between of white machined cutwork. Skirt body fabric is a white ribbed weave fabric. Unlined.
2021.06.030
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Child, Female
Historic Costume
Skirt
Female
Cotton
White
1880 - 1890
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