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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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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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