Broderie Anglaise embroidered petticoat

Titles: Broderie Anglaise embroidered petticoat (Supplied title)

Description: Petticoat worn by Kate Stover at the first presidential inauguration of Abraham Lincoln on March 1, 1861. The petticoat is of white cotton decorated with Broderie Anglaise (eyelet) embroidery. The petticoat has a waistband with a button and buttonhold closure at its center back. The back breadth and front panel are gathered into the waistband and slightly gathered at the front and sides. A horizontal tuck on the back breadth above the embroidery masks the seam that attaches the embroidery.

Dates

• Exactly 1861 (Use)

Creation

• made by: Stover, Kate
• about: Lincoln, Abraham

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 7723.1

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 36 inches length (center front and center back)
• 25 inches circumference (waist)
• 68 inches circumference (hem)

Subjects

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