Name/Title
Underskirt, Wedding DressEntry/Object ID
2009-017-001-2Description
A full-length antique cream or off-white textile garment—likely a late 19th or early 20th-century petticoat or underskirt.
The garment is a starched cotton underskirt featuring seven gore panels and durable French seams. It displays generalized creasing and subtle age-related discoloration. It features a high, gathered waistband that shows signs of possible expansion, tapering out into a wide, structured A-line silhouette.
The lower hemline is heavily embellished with a wide, tiered decorative border. This trim consists of two rows of knife pleating that wrap entirely around the bottom circumference of the skirt to add volume to the historical silhouette.