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Underskirt
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Underskirt
- Place of origin:
England, Great Britain (made)
- Date:
ca. 1860-1870 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Cotton, pleated and twill, machine-stitched and with a metal button
- Museum number:
T.146-1986
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Underskirt of white cotton. Waist to ankle length and made with a slightly gored front panel, two side panels and two back panels and with pleated side to the centre back into the white cotton twill waistband. It has a centre back plaquet which fastens with a cotton covered metal button. Above the hem is stitched a band of horizontal machine-tucked and corded material to which is stitched a plain under hem and a machine pleated and stitched flounce. There is a very deep overlap of material at the waistband. It is machine stitched.
Place of Origin
England, Great Britain (made)
Date
ca. 1860-1870 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Cotton, pleated and twill, machine-stitched and with a metal button
Object history note
Registered File number 1986/1542.
Descriptive line
Underskirt of white cotton, made in England, ca. 1860-1870
Materials
Cotton (textile); Metal
Techniques
Machine sewing; Pleated; Twill
Categories
Underwear; Women's clothes
Collection code
T&F
