Skirt worn by an enslaved ancestor of Janett Sharee Galloway

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.

Printed floral skirt worn by an enslaved ancestor of Janett Sharee Galloway. The skirt is made from cotton with a small-scale print in faded brown of a single flower surrounded by a stippled frame. Two bias brown tapes are machine stitched along the bottom with a pleated ruffle between them. The silhouette is flat in the front with a tightly gathered back waist and a center back closure with a hand sewn buttonhole and one (1) round black button. A loop of cotton string is tied through the buttonhole. An inset pocket with self-fabric lining is sewn at the proper right waist. The skirt is both hand and machine sewn, with later alterations being the machine stitched areas.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗