National Museum of African American History and Culture
Cotton petticoat with eyelet and lace trim
Unidentified · early 20th century
A cotton petticoat with eyelet and lace trim. Cotton twill ribbon with metal aglets is encased at the top of the drawstring waistband. White cotton eyelet trim one and a quarter inch wide is machine and hand sewn twenty-one inches from the top of the skirt. Two alternating rows of five pin tucks and lace trim are sewn along the hem. The petticoat has two side seams which end at the start of the eyelet trim. The center back seam is left open at the top eight inches of the petticoat. The petticoat is unlabeled.
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