Quilted Petticoat
1750-1770 (made), (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
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Woman’s petticoat of pink silk satin, lined with undyed glazed worsted and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with pink silk thread in a horizontal pattern of an undulating leafy stem with star-like flowers around the hem, and 6 rows of ogee arches above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk with pocket openings in the side seams, bound with 1⅛-inch (2.8 cm) wide pink silk ribbon. The same ribbon binds the hem.
The petticoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for fancy dress. The waist binding and ties were removed, the pleats undone and a band of pink cotton attached, with a casing and drawstring at the top. A tuck was taken in one side of the petticoat.
The petticoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for fancy dress. The waist binding and ties were removed, the pleats undone and a band of pink cotton attached, with a casing and drawstring at the top. A tuck was taken in one side of the petticoat.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool; hand-woven, satin weave, hand-sewn, hand-quilted |
| Brief description | Woman's petticoat, 1750-1770, British; Pink silk satin, quilted with leaves, ogee arches, altered, 1870-1910 |
| Physical description | Woman’s petticoat of pink silk satin, lined with undyed glazed worsted and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with pink silk thread in a horizontal pattern of an undulating leafy stem with star-like flowers around the hem, and 6 rows of ogee arches above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk with pocket openings in the side seams, bound with 1⅛-inch (2.8 cm) wide pink silk ribbon. The same ribbon binds the hem. The petticoat was altered in the late 19th century, probably for fancy dress. The waist binding and ties were removed, the pleats undone and a band of pink cotton attached, with a casing and drawstring at the top. A tuck was taken in one side of the petticoat. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr H. S. Kingsford |
| Object history | Registered File no. 1930/9714. 'An enormous garment which my sister declares is a petticoat to wear over a crinoline - it may well be so, as its waist measurement must be getting on for twelve feet!'-From donor's letter. |
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| Accession number | T.155-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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