TitleBlack Silk Petticoat - Robb FamilyObject TypeTextileClothingDate1920'sDescriptionHandmade black silk petticoat. Combination of hand and machine stitching.
Typical of 1920's undergarment fashion. Provenance and SignifcanceThis black silk petticoat was owned and worn by Mary Robb (nee Downes). Mary Mildred Downes was born 5 October 1906 and married Albert Errol Robb in 1954. They farmed at Yellow Rock.
The Robb family passed on the petticoat to Kate Gooden of 'Wairanga', Yellow Rock. DonorGooden, Margaret Kathleen (Kate)
CHARACTERISTICS
MaterialBlack silk hand made.Dimensions83cm x 62cm x .5 cm