Petticoat
Date1820-1835
OriginAmerica or Europe
MediumCotton (Garment Ground); Twill Tape (Hem Binding)
DimensionsLength: 36". Waist 24 1/2". Skirt Circumference: 91".
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2006-39
DescriptionWoman's hand-sewn petticoat of white plain woven cotton with hem treatment consisting of four horizontal bands of cording. Cords grouped and arranged with four cords at the hem, four slightly smaller cords in the next row above, three cords in the next row, and 2 cords positioned sitting approximately halfway up the length of the garment. The bottom corded portion of petticoat is made of doubled fabric while the upper half is a single layer. Full skirt is gathered to waistband 1 1/4" wide and buttoned at center back with a placket opening about 9 1/2" deep. Rear gathers are slightly fuller than those at front. Twill tape hem binding.ProvenanceEx. Coll. Tasha Tudor
1740-1775
1793-1796
1765-1785
ca. 1765
1700-1750
1680-1700
1800-1815
1800-1810
ca. 1765 case; ca. 1740 movement
1819-1829
1775-1800