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Culture:American
Title:petticoat
Date Made:ca. 1860
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: wool, cotton
Place Made:United States; New England
Measurements:overall: 36 1/2 in x 83 in; 92.71 cm x 210.82 cm
Accession Number:  HD 69.1191
Credit Line:Transfer from the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, bequest of C. Alice Baker
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Blue and white speckled petticoat made of a blue wool weft and white, plain weave cotton warp, which is pleated to a cotton waistband. This type of fabric was used for coarse, everyday clothing such as this petticoat. Many home weavers in the early 19th century purchased factory-spun cotton to use with either woolen or linen wefts, which were still often home spun.

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