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Petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Plain heavy, white cotton, machine stitched petticoat. Draw tie in CB waistband, many tucks and frill on base frill mounted over petticoat bottom. Tuck added around mid section. Quite large; smooth panel in CF, and full in back.

G98.122

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

petticoat

cotton

machine stitched

New England

United States of America

North America

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