petticoat



petticoat

Summary

Petticoat or crinoline. Woven horsehair. In four straight sections, seams piped linen, open down CF; pleated, more fully at back, to curved linen waistband, piped at top and bottom edges, fastening CF waist with linen tape ties; all edges faced and piped with linen; straight horsehair band applied at hem, piped at upper edge, two more bands above.


Object Name

petticoat

Date Created

1840-1845

Dimensions

circumference at hem: 195.6cm
Length: 87.6cm
shoulder to waist: 33cm

accession number

1947.1946

Medium

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