Underskirt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is of an off-white underskirt by an unknown artist. The garment is a long skirt. The waistband is thin and flat, with small, evenly spaced buttons on the back. The fabric is gathered at the waist. The top two-thirds of the skirt are smooth, with two horizontal strips of white stitching. The bottom third has three layers of gathered fabric, with increasingly dense lace patterning. The bottom layer has a scalloped edge. The background is black. The skirt is on a mannequin.