Petticoat

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Petticoat

Entry/Object ID

G88.044

Description

Petticoat of heavy white cotton with 5 rows of insertion and edging formed of rikrak “flowers.” Many rows of horizontal tucks, machine stitched. Gauged onto machine finished waistband, with greater fullness toward back. Tiny waist. Rather long, wide circumference. good,

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1865

Lexicon

Search Terms

petticoat, rikrak insertion, heavy cotton, cotton, horizontal tucks, machine stitched, wide circumference