petticoat
Summary
Yellow watered silk lightly quilted with running stitch in diamond pattern, backed yellow glazed wool. Central front section plain, sides pleated beneath silk ribbon binding, back pleated all round; binding continued as ties (frayed) over hips with 29.2cm slit below, bound with corded silk; quilted section joined onto plain watered silk 7.6cm below waist; hem faced silk ribbon.
Object Name
petticoat
Date Created
1840-1870
Dimensions
length: 92.7cm
circumference (hem): 299.7cm
waist: 94cm
accession number
1965.304
Collection Group
Medium
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