Quilted Petticoat
1750-1770 (made)
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Woman's petticoat made of light blue silk satin lined with glazed undyed wool and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with light blue silk thread in a border of flowers and leaves at the hem and undulating parallel diagonal lines above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk, with pocket openings in the side seams. There is a wide box pleat, with side pleats, at the centre front, and an inverted box pleat, with side pleats at centre back. The waist is bound with a ⅞-inch (2.2 cm) wide blue linen tape, extending to form the ties on each side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool, linen; hand-woven, satin weave, hand-sewn, hand-quilted |
| Brief description | Woman's petticoat, 1750-70, British; Pale blue silk satin, quilted with a floral border |
| Physical description | Woman's petticoat made of light blue silk satin lined with glazed undyed wool and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with light blue silk thread in a border of flowers and leaves at the hem and undulating parallel diagonal lines above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk, with pocket openings in the side seams. There is a wide box pleat, with side pleats, at the centre front, and an inverted box pleat, with side pleats at centre back. The waist is bound with a ⅞-inch (2.2 cm) wide blue linen tape, extending to form the ties on each side. |
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| Credit line | Given by the family of the late Mrs Jane Robinson |
| Object history | Registered File no. 1929/11817. |
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| Accession number | T.193-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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