Quilted Petticoat

Date1740-1770

Mediumsilk.

DimensionsLength (CF): 37 1/4"; Length (Side): 42"; Circumference (hem): 99 3/4"

Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor.

Object number1996-291

DescriptionQuilted petticoat, missing the waistband, of pale blue silk satin, quilted to cream-color glazed worsted through thin wool fiber batting. Running stitch quilting forms a pattern of leaves and bold swags created by zig-zag lines.
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Tasha Tudor.