Light pink petticoat with lace

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A light pink mid length petticoat with lace. The top panel of the petticoat is made of light pink nylon tricot knit. A three-quarter inch wide elastic band is sewn to the top of the tricot knit. Three bands of synthetic lace and two bands of synthetic organza are gathered and sewn in alternating layers below the tricot knit. The underlayer of the skirt is made of four tiers of synthetic fabric with the bottom three tiers gathered. The underskirt has a thin machine sewn double fold hem. A fabric label is sewn along the proper left side seam along the nylon tricot knit. The front of the tag reads [Fantasy / LINGERIE / THE IMAGE OF PERFECTION], the back of the label reads [SMALL / 75 1487 / DU PONT NYLON].

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