petticoat

Summary

Wedding petticoat, white cotton. In five shaped sections, darted in side back panels; fastening down right side back with two pearl buttons; top turned down to form channel for drawthread from CF; 15.2cm straight frill at hem; extra section 50.8cm stitched over skirt at hem, of openwork braid and 3.8cm lengths of embroidered net stitched above gores of white cotton, joined to shaped frill of pleated white cotton, with 8.9cm frill of scalloped embroidered muslin; pocket on skirt at left side hem; 3.8cm tuck to shorten; maufacturer's woven label 'TRADE MARK OXFORD'. See also DRESS 1964.260, VEIL 1964.262, GLOVES 1964.263 and SPRAY 1964.261,. 265.