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Petticoat
Object/Artifact
Machine stitched white cotton. Gathered onto waistband with back opening and 5 large buttonholes. 3 rows of narrow tucks around hem, crocheted insertion that looks like fagotting; similar edging with little shells around 1.5” hem.
G94.049
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1865
User Age: Child Gender: Female
American
Petticoat
Girl
Child
Female
machine sttiched
cotton
crochet
fagotting
shells