Petticoat
Dateca. 1750 textile; ca. 1770 gown
MediumSilk brocaded with silk; cotton twill band.
DimensionsL: 36" WAIST: 26 1/2" ; Silk selvage width: 19 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1989-330,2
DescriptionWoman's petticoat, worn with a matching gown, made of cream silk with floral self-color sub-pattern created by supplementary wefts and brocaded with multicolor asymmetrical flower sprigs and leaves scattered on the surface in colors of red, green, purple, yellow, and blackish-purple. Petticoat is pleated to twill cotton band, possibly added later, with wide box pleat at center front and pleats at front and back directed toward side pocket slits. Center back closure. Front of petticoat is trimmed with self- fabric furbelows edged with fly fringe. Petticoat hem and pocket slits are bound with 1' silk tabby tape.Label TextAccording to the family history, this petticoat and matching gown were worn in Richmond, Virginia, by a member of the Blair or Harvie Family. The textile is an imported English silk.
ProvenanceWorn in Richmond, Virginia, by a member of the Blair or Harvie Family.
ca. 1750, altered ca. 1775
ca. 1780
Ca. 1770
ca. 1775, remade late 19th century
ca. 1760 (textile); petticoat remade late 19th ca.
1765-1775
1770-1775
ca. 1795
Textile ca. 1750; gown ca. 1770
1745-1750 (textile); gown ca. 1780, gown remade ca. 1845
1765-1775
ca. 1750