Petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Petticoat

Entry/Object ID

G88.198

Description

Entirely hand stitched coppery brown silk petticoat; hand quilted in diamond design; lined with white cotton, apparently a recycled print which still shows where a tuck was released. Bound with wool twill, inside faced with silk for 6”. Pleated onto brown cotton waistband, no fastener. 32” long all around.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female, Undergarment
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Petticoat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Silk

Lining

Cotton

Color

Orange

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1865