Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Petticoat (costume)
Object Number:
INV.12210b
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 27 3/4 in. ( 88.9 x 70.5 cm )
Part (waist): 31 in. (78.7 cm)
Description:
Cream silk petticoat (after a Dolly Madison costume at the Smithsonian) with pink, yellow and green floral embroidery in a triangle on the lower front; closes at the hips with metal snaps and a hook and eye fastener.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
