Quilted Petticoat
1740-1770 (made)
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Quilted petticoats were popular throughout the 18th century for informal dress. They were both decorative and practical.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool, linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn, hand-quilted |
| Brief description | Woman's petticoat, 1740-70, British; shot green/yellow silk taffeta, quilted diamond pattern |
| Physical description | Woman’s petticoat of shot green (warp) and yellow silk taffeta, lined with undyed wool. It is quilted in running stitch with green silk thread in a ¾-inch diamond pattern. The petticoat is made of 7 panels of silk with pocket openings in the side seams bound with ⅞-inch dark green wool tape. The same tape binds the hem. The petticoat is pieced at the waist with green poplin. There is a wide box pleat at centre front with pleats on each side and pleats either side of the centre back opening. The waist is bound with 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide linen tape, which forms the ties. |
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| Summary | Quilted petticoats were popular throughout the 18th century for informal dress. They were both decorative and practical. |
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| Accession number | T.306-1982 |
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| Record created | February 8, 2003 |
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