Petticoat

Object Name:: Petticoat
Object ID:: 1993.033.03
Date:: 1874
Description:: Wedding outfit of Georgia A. Harriman. Includes: tan taffeta silk bodice (.1), skirt of matching fabric (.2), petticoat (.3), petticoat (.4), veil (.5), and pair of stockings (.6), shoes (.7), and nosegay (.8).

This petticoat (03) is made of heavily starched cotton muslin with rows of tucks. Off-white color. Floor length. Back closure (no hardware present; pin holes visible). Back is smocked. Horizontal ridges above hem.
Material:: Textile
Silk
Cotton
Provenance:: Part of an outfit worn by Georgia A. Harriman (1846-1887), daughter of former NH Gov. Walter Harriman (1817-1884) of Warner, on her marriage to Joseph R. Leeson (1844-1930), September 15, 1874, Concord. The outfit was donated by her great-grandson, Robert Leeson, Jr.
Credit Line:: Gift of Robert Leeson, Jr.
People:: Harriman, Georgia A. (1846-1887), Leeson, Joseph R. (1844-1930), Harriman, Walter (1817-1884), Leeson, Robert (1932-20 )
Subjects:: Wedding clothing dress, Wedding costume, Weddings