Petticoat
Date1780-1789
OriginEngland
MediumCream or ivory-color silk ribbed taffeta (lustring), silk gauze trim
DimensionsTextile W: 23" (1/8" self selvage); Trim W: 1 1/2" to 8"; Waist: 25" in circumference.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1960-719,2
DescriptionPetticoat matching gown of cream-color ribbed silk taffeta (called "lustring"), trimmed with cream silk gauze arranged in undulations on petticoat front. Petticoat has full skirt.Construction History:
1. 1780-1789: Initial Construction
2. November 1970: Restoration by Ernest LoNano. Section was removed from back of petticoat (replaced with new fabric), and used to replace one stained and ragged sleeve and area at neckline; other fragile areas were mended and gown was cleaned and pressed, all fragile gauze trim restored.
ProvenanceEx Coll: Doris Langley Moore
1780-1789
1780-1800
Textile ca. 1740; gown 1770-1776
ca. 1750, remade ca. 1770
1770-1775
1750-1760
1760-1770
1734-1740
1840-1850 (dress); textile ca. 1750
1760-1785
1770-1780