Quilted Petticoat
1740-1780 (made)
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Panels from a woman’s petticoat of yellow silk taffeta, heavily pieced before quilting, and lined with undyed glazed worsted. It is quilted in running stitch with pale yellow silk thread in a 1¼ inch (3 cm) square diamond pattern with double lines, ⅜ inch (1.8 cm) apart. There are rows of parallel lines around the hem. The hem is bound with ½-inch (1.25 cm) wide pale yellow silk ribbon. Traces of the waistline pleating remain at the top.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, wool; hand-woven, hand-sewn, hand-quilted |
| Brief description | Panels from a woman's petticoat, 1740-80, British; yellow silk taffeta, diamond pattern |
| Physical description | Panels from a woman’s petticoat of yellow silk taffeta, heavily pieced before quilting, and lined with undyed glazed worsted. It is quilted in running stitch with pale yellow silk thread in a 1¼ inch (3 cm) square diamond pattern with double lines, ⅜ inch (1.8 cm) apart. There are rows of parallel lines around the hem. The hem is bound with ½-inch (1.25 cm) wide pale yellow silk ribbon. Traces of the waistline pleating remain at the top. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Claire Harrison |
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| Accession number | T.11-1968 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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