Petticoat
- Object Name:
- Petticoat
- Object ID:
- 1995.068.01
- Place of Origin:
- Gilmanton, NH
- Date:
- 1850-1860
- Description:
- Petticoat, wool twill, quilted, from attic of a house in Gilmanton, NH. Brown linen. Lined with brown cotton print and with plain muslin. Petticoat bottom edged with brown hem tape (wool). Waist of muslin with one-button back closure and twill cotton waistband. One 4-hole ivory button present. Body of petticoat fully lined with wool fleece batting and quilted. Quilting pattern is horizontal scallop motif, hand stitched. Adult woman's size.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Cotton
Wool
Ivory - Provenance:
- Elizabeth Compton, Exeter, NH, was given this and other articles of clothing in the 1940s. They were from the attic of a late-18th-century house in Gilmanton, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Elizabeth Compton
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