Digital Collections

Petticoat

Object/Artifact

Entirely hand stitched fine white cotton cambric petticoat, medium fullness; 2” hem finished with folded rikrak, with insertion of folded rikrak above it, beneath a deep tuck. No fasteners.

G97.136

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1845

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

petticoat

rikrak

hand stitched

cotton cambric

Everyday

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