Petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Petticoat

Entry/Object ID

1960.2.2

Description

Red Wool Underskirt. Material: textile, metal and mother-of-pearl. Size: 34" W. x 31 1/2" L. (made for 32" waist). Description: red, black, brown cotton and wool half-slip; red wool skirt encircled with black plaid at lower edge and black horizontal grosgrain ribbon band at hip level; 13" L. left side placket closes with two sets of hooks and eyes and one 3/8" W. dark-colored mother-of-pearl button; 1 1/2" W. band of brown sateen cotton reinforces the waistband.

Context

Note: "Made and worn about 1890 by Mrs. Ed Ingham, sister of Herman Panzram." Mrs. Edwin Ingham is Mary Panzram, 1873-1950. Mary married Edwin Ingham in Waseca.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

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

914

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

July 17, 1989

Update Date

May 7, 2026