Petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Petticoat

Entry/Object ID

1971.2.1

Description

Material: textile. Size: 62" W. x 39 1/2" L. x 28 1/2" waist diameter. Description: white fine cotton - five panels - fancywork hand stitched to top half of skirt - bottom half of skirt is designed in horizontal bands: 3 1/4" W. ruffle around bottom of the petticoat - 19" W. flounce over bottom part of main garment - a band of 6 rows of pin tucks - a horizontal fancy ribbon band - two more sets of six rows of pin tucks - band of white embroidered eyelet. Waistband consists of a 3/4" W. hem with 1/2" ties for securing the skirt above the 9: placket - three pleats on each side of the placket. Labeled in black marker: "#4736 b" inside front center waistband.

Context

From estate of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Draheim.

Cataloged By

pauline

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 Number

4736 b

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

February 24, 1989

Update Date

May 7, 2026