Petticoat attributed to an enslaved seamstress known as Old Aunt Sarah
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1840
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A handsewn tucked petticoat with embroidered detailing. The white petticoat has a tie closure at the waist. The lower half of the petticoat has multiple tiers of tucked detailing alternating with rows of embroidered flora. Along the hem is more elaborate embroidery with a scalloped edge. The fabric is discolored with small areas of loss. There is a handwritten label sewn in the interior waistband.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.12
objectType: label: Type
content: petticoats
label: Type
content: whitework
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (waist): 40 × 15 in. (101.6 × 38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (hemline): 40 × 43 in. (101.6 × 109.2 cm)