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Petticoat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Cotton sateen patticoat all machined. Evening petticoat, or very formal day wear. Small train in back with three tiers of ruffles cut on bias. Machined seams are sewn in a pink thread whereas cotton sateen is golden champagne color. Wasitband is of a matching pink fabric, and closed in CB with hook and eye. Gathered at CB closure. Front has shaped panels. Has "Smith" name tag sewn into waistband.
2022.13.002
Genesee Country Village and Museum
1895 - 1905
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
Cloth Label
Waistband
SMITH
English
Stamped
Formal
Eveningwear
Petticoat
Cotton
Sateen
Tiers
Ruffles
Flounces
Train
Camp, Elisha
Evening