Underskirt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White skirt, Underskirt by Mary Phelps Jacob, featuring a waistband at the top, with a smooth section of fabric extending down to the first horizontal seam; the fabric then ruffles out at the bottom with two more horizontal seams, and a scalloped edge on the bottom; made of cotton eyelet with a satin stitch; the underskirt is asymmetrical with one side longer than the other.