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Petticoat

1820-1829 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Plain cotton with a double row of piping round the lower part. Frontless with looped shoulder pieces.

Object details

Categories
Womenswear
Europeana Fashion Project
Object type
Petticoat
Materials and techniques
Cotton textile with piping
Cotton (Textile)
Sewing
Plain Weave
Piping (Process)
Brief description
Cotton with piping at hem, frontless; England; 1820s.
Physical description
Plain cotton with a double row of piping round the lower part. Frontless with looped shoulder pieces.
Dimensions
  • Overall height, from top of shoulder to hem height: 124cm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Of hem circumference: 220cm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Waistband circumference: 71cm (Note: measured by conservation)
Credit line
Given by the family of the late Mrs Jane Robinson
Object history
Registered File no. 1929/11817.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.194-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O354431/petticoat-unknown/
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