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Culture:American
Title:petticoat
Date Made:ca. 1890
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: wool, silk
Place Made:United States; Massachusetts; Colrain area
Accession Number:  HD 85.091
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Richard Coombs
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Child's petticoat in cream wool flannel with a scalloped bottom edge, embroidered in cream pearlized cotton with a grapevine design, and with cream silk ribbon waistband and ties. The attached note in the data file reads: "ECP's little girl petticoat embroidered / by Mrs. Campbell (Irish washerwoman) / ECP to JMC 7/10/81." "ECP" is Evelyn Burrington Coombs Pennegar (b.1885), the aunt of Richard Coombs, and "JMC" is the donor, Jeanne Matschuk Coombs. Formerly HD F.1021?

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Silk; Wool

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