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Petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hand-stitched infant bodice petticoat made of cotton (bodice) and striped dimity (skirt). No shoulder pieces. 3 handmade buttonholes but no evidence of buttons. Three wide tucks in the skirt, now removed. Fullness toward sides and rear.

G90.089

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Infant

Historic Costume

Petticoat

Female

Cotton

Dimity

White

1865 - 1875

Everyday

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