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Infant's Petticoat
Infant's Petticoat

Infant's Petticoat

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1875-1900
MediumMachine-stitched cotton
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x hem circumference): 37 3/4 x 54 1/2in. (95.9 x 138.4cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Editha Jacobs
DescriptionInfant's petticoat of white cotton, with a 6 3/8-inch-wide band to pin around the body. The petticoat is closely gathered to this band all around. The bottom of the petticoat is decorated with a row of whitework embroidery in a leaf pattern, flanked by three rows of narrow tucks. The center back opening extends 10 5/8 inches.
Object number1963.70.7
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Infant's Petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1870-1900
    Petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1870-1875
    Front of petticoat.
    Asline Ward
    1888-1890
    Nancy Diantha Terry
    about 1850-1855
    Infant's Petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1825-1850
    Florence May Alford
    about 1895-1905
    2002.47.2c
    Eugenia Wealthy Hathaway
    about 1880-1895
    Front of dress with one petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1905-1915
    Infant's Petticoat
    Caroline Goodwin Parker
    about 1870-1900
    Infant's Petticoat
    Allan Kellogg Smith
    1888
    Infant's Dress
    Mariette Newman Fitch
    1875
    Gift of Helen Lyde Wayne, 1978.66.3  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    1859