Petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Petticoat

Entry/Object ID

NU 2021.274

Description

A long, white cotton petticoat skirt. The back of the skirt opens at the top, and closes with two small, drawstring ties. There is floral lace along the hem, a band of plain cotton above that, a band of horizontal tucked stripes above that, and then four bands of alternating floral lace and tucked stripes above that.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Undergarment

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Lace

Material

Cotton

Color

White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1902

Time Period

20th Century

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label, Makers Mark

Location

On tag, at the bottom of the opening at the back

Transcription

Home Made / Underwear

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embroidered

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Petticoat

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Underskirt

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Underwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

1049C

Dimensions

Length

39-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Most likely associated with NU 2021.275.1-4