petticoat


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

Medium

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