Quilted Petticoat
1740-1760 (made)
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Woman's petticoat of white silk satin lined with glazed undyed wool and wadded with a layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with white silk thread in a pattern of cornucopias with leaves, thistles, roses and strawberries around the hem, and two rows of swags and tassels above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk, with pocket openings in the side seams. The waist binding and ties have been removed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool; hand-woven, hand-sewn, hand-quilted |
| Brief description | Woman's petticoat, 1740-60, British; white silk satin, quilted with swags, cornucopia, fruits, waist unpicked |
| Physical description | Woman's petticoat of white silk satin lined with glazed undyed wool and wadded with a layer of wool. It is quilted in running stitch with white silk thread in a pattern of cornucopias with leaves, thistles, roses and strawberries around the hem, and two rows of swags and tassels above. The petticoat is made of 6 panels of silk, with pocket openings in the side seams. The waist binding and ties have been removed. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Linda Baumgarten, 'The Layered Look, Design in Eighteenth-Century Quilted Petticoats', Dress, vol.34, 2007, pp.7-30, p.13, fig.5 |
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| Accession number | T.176-1928 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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