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Petticoat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Hand-stitched infant petticoat bodice made of cotton muslin with attached skirt. Machine embroidery and machined finished scalloped edge. The skirt has 3" wide tucks - all hand-sewn down. The back had two button closures of MOP carved buttons.
2022.04.009
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Infant
Historic Costume
Petticoat
Unisex
Muslin
White
1860 - 1870
Schneck, Harry
Hussong, Helen
Clark, Sylvia