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1965.54.1
Petticoat
1965.54.1

Petticoat

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1900-1920
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, with machine-made lace and mother of pearl buttons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x hem diameter): 36 1/2 x 65in. (92.7 x 165.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Paul Y. Yeager
DescriptionWoman's petticoat of white cotton, fitted smoothly around the waist. The center back opening is 11 1/2 inches long, and it fastens with three small mother of pearl buttons. The petticoat has a nine-inch-deep flounce of machine-woven lace, headed by a band of eyelet insertion that would have been laced with a ribbon. This flounce is stitched over the petticoat so that there is a double layer below the knees. Underneath the flounce, the petticoat is finished with a narrow lace edging. The petticoat is fitted by darts at the waist.
Object number1965.54.1
MarkingsPrinted label stitched at waistline: "LOIS-ANN YEAGER".
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Front of dress with one petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1905-1915
    1961.64.107
    Unknown
    about 1900-1910
    1962.31.3
    Unknown
    about 1910
    2002.47.2c
    Eugenia Wealthy Hathaway
    about 1880-1895
    Petticoat
    Goodsell family
    about 1898
    Gift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager, 1978.45.35  © 2003 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1908-1909
    Gift of Mrs. Elisha H. Cooper, 1957.49.14, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Margaret Miller
    1901
    1961.64.108
    Unknown
    about 1900-1907
    Florence May Alford
    about 1895-1905
    1961.64.109
    Unknown
    about 1905-1920