Underskirt
1860 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Petticoat/underskirt of white cotton and machine woven in a form of quilting into a pattern of alternating bands of plain and scallop-patterned ridges which have a stiffening effect. Waist to ankle length and made in two panels, the front is plain from waist to about knee level and the back has woven stripes from the waist. The petticoat is gathered onto a bias cut waistband, more tightly at the back than at the front. It fastens at the back with two cotton covered grey metal buttons. There is a tuck, halfway down, to adjust the length. As the back woven striped panel is plain at the waist where it is attached to the band, it is probable that the material was woven in standard lengths of patterning approximately 35 inches long. It is machine stitched.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Machine woven cotton and metal buttons |
| Brief description | Petticoat/underskirt of white cotton and machine woven, made in England, 1860 |
| Physical description | Petticoat/underskirt of white cotton and machine woven in a form of quilting into a pattern of alternating bands of plain and scallop-patterned ridges which have a stiffening effect. Waist to ankle length and made in two panels, the front is plain from waist to about knee level and the back has woven stripes from the waist. The petticoat is gathered onto a bias cut waistband, more tightly at the back than at the front. It fastens at the back with two cotton covered grey metal buttons. There is a tuck, halfway down, to adjust the length. As the back woven striped panel is plain at the waist where it is attached to the band, it is probable that the material was woven in standard lengths of patterning approximately 35 inches long. It is machine stitched. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Alice Salmon' (In ink inside the waistband to the left of the fastening) |
| Object history | Registered File number 1986/1516. |
| Historical context | T.846-1913 is identical in weave. T.717A-1913, T.847-1913 and T.21-1986 although superficially similar differ in the weave. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Levitt, S. The Victorians Unbuttoned. 1986. p. 142. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.144-1986 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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