Quilted Petticoat
1750-1770 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
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Woman’s petticoat of pale blue-green silk satin, lined with undyed glazed worsted and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with blue silk thread in a narrow horizontal border of scrolls and abstract flowers around the hem, underneath large swags of double zig-zags with flowers and leaves. The space above is filled rows of ogee arches. The petticoat is made of 7 panels of silk with pocket openings in the side seams bound with ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) wide pale blue linen tape. The hem is bound with ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) pale blue worsted tape.
The petticoat was altered in the late 19th century for a studio prop. The waist binding and ties were removed, the pleats released and a band of cotton with a casing and drawstring added.
The petticoat was altered in the late 19th century for a studio prop. The waist binding and ties were removed, the pleats released and a band of cotton with a casing and drawstring added.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, worsted, linen; hand-woven, satin weave, hand-sewn, hand-quilted |
| Brief description | Woman's petticoat, 1750-70, British; Pale blue-green silk satin, quilted with flowers and zig-zags, altered 1870-1910 |
| Physical description | Woman’s petticoat of pale blue-green silk satin, lined with undyed glazed worsted and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with blue silk thread in a narrow horizontal border of scrolls and abstract flowers around the hem, underneath large swags of double zig-zags with flowers and leaves. The space above is filled rows of ogee arches. The petticoat is made of 7 panels of silk with pocket openings in the side seams bound with ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) wide pale blue linen tape. The hem is bound with ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) pale blue worsted tape. The petticoat was altered in the late 19th century for a studio prop. The waist binding and ties were removed, the pleats released and a band of cotton with a casing and drawstring added. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs. Harrods |
| Object history | Talbot Hughes collection |
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| Accession number | T.697-1913 |
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| Record created | November 11, 2009 |
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