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Petticoat
Object/Artifact
Machine stitched white cotton, very full. Stitches are very small and fine. Waistband applied by hand; skirt finely gathered all the way around. White twill tapes hand sewn to each end of waistband. Skirt has 9 tiers each composed of one wide tuck above three narrower ones, reaching to hip level.Inked inside end of waistband L.[S?]B.Kogall [?] [Hyatt?] No. 10.
G97.064
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1860
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
petticoat
cotton
machine stitched
New York
United States of America
North America
Everyday