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Little Girl's Petticoat

ca.1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Little girl's waist petticoat made up of tiers of white tarlatan edged with white nylon lace, piped with pale blue nylon and mounted on a basque of white nylon with an elasticated waist.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Nylon and tarlatan trimmed with nylon lace, machine stitched
Brief description
Little girl's white nylon and tarlatan waist petticoat; United States of America, ca.1960
Physical description
Little girl's waist petticoat made up of tiers of white tarlatan edged with white nylon lace, piped with pale blue nylon and mounted on a basque of white nylon with an elasticated waist.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
Polly Betts/ 4/ ORIGINAL (Label; within side seam; weaving; thread)
Credit line
Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben
Object history
Worn by the donors' younger daughter Isabelle Ruben (born 1956)
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.123-1999

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Record createdJune 29, 1999
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