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Petticoat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Muslin petticoat, machine stitched waist band on a faced hip yoke to which a hand-quilted border is attached - most of the rest of the stitching by hand. The hem bound with brocaded cotton tape, also used to tie at the waist. Modern silver hooks and eyes on opening.
G2005.091
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Female
Undergarment
Historic Costume
Petticoat
Female
Muslin
White
1900 - 1920
Pennsylvania
United States of America
North America
Everyday