Petticoat
ca. 1915 (made)
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Petticoat made from pink silk trimmed with panels of ecru machine-made lace. Waist length and with a hip yoke which descends in rectangular panels at the front, back and side. The remainder is made up from rows of net frills which also trim the bottom three ribbon flowers stitched under the front layer of frills. The frills are hem stitched to the silk. It fastens at the centre back with pink ribbon ties, and the placket is secured with a white metal fastener with snap fastener boss sliding into a rectangular socket. Inside the waist is stitched a label.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, trimmed machine-made lace, ribbon, metal |
| Brief description | Petticoat made from silk trimmed with machine-made lace, retailed by Bonwit Teller, United States, ca. 1915 |
| Physical description | Petticoat made from pink silk trimmed with panels of ecru machine-made lace. Waist length and with a hip yoke which descends in rectangular panels at the front, back and side. The remainder is made up from rows of net frills which also trim the bottom three ribbon flowers stitched under the front layer of frills. The frills are hem stitched to the silk. It fastens at the centre back with pink ribbon ties, and the placket is secured with a white metal fastener with snap fastener boss sliding into a rectangular socket. Inside the waist is stitched a label. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Label with maker's name (Stitched inside the waist) |
| Object history | This was worn by Miss Emilie Grigsby (1876-1964) who was a wealthy independent American who came to England from New York. She established a salon which was frequented by writers and the military. She was considered to be one of the great international beauties, with extremely pale, almost transparent skin and golden hair. She was frequently the subject of articles in the New York Times during the early 20th century. Her clothes were purchased from couturiers in London, Paris, and New York, and demonstrated an elegantly avant-garde approach to style. |
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| Accession number | T.191-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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