Skirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Skirt

Entry/Object ID

2022.39.004

Description

Partly machine-stitched and hand-stitched women's lingerie skirt made of fine cotton poplin. Could be paired with a matching top or mismatched with a shirtwaist. Woven vertical fine stripe, interrupted by vertical wider stripes, with zigzags woven in. Made of shaped gored panels, with simple fold-over seams that appear pleated from the outside. Set into a very narrow waistband of self-fabric, pleated, and gathered in the center back button closure. Small train in the back.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Skirt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Poplin

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1910

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Camp, Elisha