Petticoat
ca. 1878 (made)
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Petticoat of white linen and trimmed with white ric rac braid. Waist length. With a shaped front panel and three gores at each side. There is a 'v' shaped waist-band and the skirt is arranged so that front is fairly flat and the back more tightly gathered. There is a flounce from the knee to hem which is also more tightly gathered towards the rear. Overlying it, at the back, is another flounce with a double draw tape above to adjust the fullness. Each flounce and the hem is faced and edges with ric rac braid. The garment fastens with a double draw tape attached to the sides of the front waist so that the fullness is pulled to the back. The long seams are French seamed. The garment is machine stitched. Vertical button hole in the centre front of the waist band.
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Materials and techniques | Linen trimmed with ric rac braid and machine stitched |
Brief description | Petticoat of white linen and trimmed with white ric rac braid, England, ca. 1878 |
Physical description | Petticoat of white linen and trimmed with white ric rac braid. Waist length. With a shaped front panel and three gores at each side. There is a 'v' shaped waist-band and the skirt is arranged so that front is fairly flat and the back more tightly gathered. There is a flounce from the knee to hem which is also more tightly gathered towards the rear. Overlying it, at the back, is another flounce with a double draw tape above to adjust the fullness. Each flounce and the hem is faced and edges with ric rac braid. The garment fastens with a double draw tape attached to the sides of the front waist so that the fullness is pulled to the back. The long seams are French seamed. The garment is machine stitched. Vertical button hole in the centre front of the waist band. |
Marks and inscriptions | Red cotton laundry mark (At the left front waist.) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs T. Howard |
Object history | Registered File number 1984/2406. Belonged to an older woman, a friend of the donor. |
Historical context | Comparative Piece: T.288-1968 Petticoat, English ca. 1880. |
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Accession number | T.18-1985 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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