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Muslin skirt with bulletholes

427, front

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Titles: Muslin skirt with bulletholes (Supplied title)

Description: Hand-sewn, unbleached cotton muslin skirt or petticoat with seven holes near the hem. Mary Schwandt Schmidt's mother made the skirt in the spring of 1862 from the cover of the wagon in which the Schwandt family came to Minnesota. Mary Schwandt Schmidt was wearing the skirt when she was captured during the 1862 U.S. - Dakota War. The holes near the hem are reportedly bullet holes, though the holes no longer retain their circular shape.

Dates

  • 1862 (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 427

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 34 inches length
  • 10 inches width (waist)

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