petticoat
date: label: date made
content: 1977
notes: label: Description
content: Coral colored silk, floor-length, slightly flared petticoat/skirt constructed of six panels of fabric. Two panels have a single-sided box pleat; one pleat is in first panel on L next to CB opening and other in the 4th panel. CB opening goes down 6" from bottom of waistband; this opening closes with two metal hooks and two fabric eyes. Attached waistband, 1-3/16" deep, is a darker shade of coral and cotton. A drawstring, in the same fabric as the waistband, ties in the back; it runs through the waistband for tightening. Tailoring marks inside. Note: the term "petticoat" was used by the donor.
label: Description
content: Worn as part of donor's wedding outfit under her sari during her wedding in India in 1977. An oral history was conducted with the donors. An unedited transcript of this oral history is available for scholarly research through the Archives Center of the National Museum of American History. The collection is "Family of Voices Oral History Project" and it is collection number AC 1365.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: India
topic: label: used
content: Weddings
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Raj and Padma Vattikuti
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0227.04
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0227.04
label: accession number
content: 2016.0227
objectType: label: Object Name
content: petticoat
label: Object Type
content: Petticoat
label: Object Type
content: Woman
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal hooks (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall waist: 15 1/2 in; 39.37 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall length: 40 1/2 in; 102.87 cm