Petticoat
1725-1750 (made)
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Woman’s petticoat of bleached, ribbed fustian, embroidered with coloured worsted threads in chain, satin, feather and speckling stitches. It is made of 5 panels of fustian, the selvedges whipped together. There is a border of flowers and peacocks embroidered around the hem, above which are separate floral sprigs. There is a wide box pleat at centre front with side pleats and pleats on either side of the opening in the centre back seam. The waist is bound with ¾-inch (2 cm) wide linen tape, and the hem with 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide pink worsted tape.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, cotton, wool; hand-woven fustian, hand-embroidered, crewel work, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's petticoat, 1725-50, Britiish; Ribbed fustian, embroidered with coloured worsteds |
| Physical description | Woman’s petticoat of bleached, ribbed fustian, embroidered with coloured worsted threads in chain, satin, feather and speckling stitches. It is made of 5 panels of fustian, the selvedges whipped together. There is a border of flowers and peacocks embroidered around the hem, above which are separate floral sprigs. There is a wide box pleat at centre front with side pleats and pleats on either side of the opening in the centre back seam. The waist is bound with ¾-inch (2 cm) wide linen tape, and the hem with 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide pink worsted tape. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Comparable petticoats can be seen on early 18th century dolls in the V&A's collection. |
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| Accession number | 355-1905 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2007 |
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