White petticoat with embroidery and blue ribbon
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A white petticoat with embroidery and a blue ribbon. Two panels of white tulle are gathered and sewn to an elastic waistband. At the bottom of the tulle, is a 1.5” wide inserted panel of white gauze that alternates between rectangular buttonhole-style cut outs and sheer columns with white floral embroidery. A light blue satin ribbon is wound through the buttonhole-style cut-out areas and ends with a double looped bow and center knot. One panel of light blue net is gathered and sewn to the white gauze panel. An allover meandering floral pattern with cream colored synthetic thread is machine stitched to the outermost layer. The hem is serged with an overlock machine stitch and the construction of the petticoat mirrors the front. And additional layer of light blue net lines the inside of the petticoat. All three layers are gathered and serged to each other at the proper left of the garment. There is no label.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
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: 2007.3.679
objectType: label: Type
content: slips (underwear)
label: Type
content: underskirts
label: Type
content: petticoats
label: Type
content: underwear
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: tulle, net, elastic, satin, gauze, and thread
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Waist to hem): 28 in (71.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (Flat): 11 in. ( 27.9 cm)