Quilted Petticoat
1760-1780 (made), 1870-1910 (altered)
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Woman’s petticoat of pink silk satin, lined with a undyed glazed worsted and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with pink silk thread in a horizontal pattern of wide swags with bows and flowers around the hem and a diamond pattern of 1-½ inch (3.5 cm) squares, above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk, opening at the centre back with a pocket cut into the panel on the right side.
The petticoat was altered in the 19th century for fancy dress. A pocket bag was sewn into the pocket opening and the waist tape and ties removed and replaced with a wide silk waistband with 2 hooks and eyes.
The petticoat was altered in the 19th century for fancy dress. A pocket bag was sewn into the pocket opening and the waist tape and ties removed and replaced with a wide silk waistband with 2 hooks and eyes.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, worsted; hand-woven, satin weave, hand-sewn, hand-quilted |
| Brief description | Woman's petticoat, 1760-80, British; Pink silk satin, quilted with swags and diamond pattern, altered 1870-1900 |
| Physical description | Woman’s petticoat of pink silk satin, lined with a undyed glazed worsted and wadded with a thin layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with pink silk thread in a horizontal pattern of wide swags with bows and flowers around the hem and a diamond pattern of 1-½ inch (3.5 cm) squares, above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk, opening at the centre back with a pocket cut into the panel on the right side. The petticoat was altered in the 19th century for fancy dress. A pocket bag was sewn into the pocket opening and the waist tape and ties removed and replaced with a wide silk waistband with 2 hooks and eyes. |
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| Accession number | 133-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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