Petticoat

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Petticoat

Entry/Object ID

G2005.143

Description

Entirely hand stitched white cotton petticoat, very full skirt gauffered onto white cotton waistband with long white cotton twill tape ties. Embellished with broderie anglaise butas forming a pyramind in the front above the hem, with a border the rest of the way around.Inked inscription on the CF waistband: “F.M. Washburn AD 1861”"

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1861

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Search Terms

petticoat, broderie angalaise, cotton, hand stitiched