Petticoat used by the Black Fashion Museum as a prop
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
label: Used by
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A petticoat used by the Black Fashion Museum as a prop for a wedding dress. The petticoat is made from synthetic organza and is entirely machine stitched. The waistband is finished with zig zag stitches. A seam below knee length secures an additional panel of gathered fabric which extends longer in the back. A band of gathered ruffles is machine stitched to the hemline. A slit is placed at the center back of the waist which is finished with machine zig zag stitches. This silt turns into a center back seam that continues down the length of the center back panel. Two diagonal seams starting from the center back seam angle down and outwards ending at the sides of the petticoat. The center back and diagonal seams are pressed open at the interior.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Props and Set Design
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.182.2
objectType: label: Type
content: petticoats
label: Type
content: props (object genres)
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: synthetic organza
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 51 × 15 in. (129.5 × 38.1 cm)