Quilted Petticoat
Date1750-1775, remodeled 1840-1855
OriginEngland
MediumPink-beige silk (Exterior), Cream Glazed Worsted (Lining), Beige Cotton (Hem Facing); Brown Cotton (Waistband)
DimensionsLength: 36 1/2"; Circumference: 34"
Credit LineGift of Tasha Tudor
Object number2000-134
DescriptionWoman's petticoat of pink-beige silk, quilted to cream glazed worsted using running stitches. The petticoat is eighteenth-century quilting, altered for wear in the late nineteenth century. The quilted design consists of swags, zig-zag lines, tight scrolls flowers and leaves. The waistline dips to point at center front, with skirt pleats directed toward front; center back fullness is tightly gathered, or guaged. Brown cotton waistband. One pocket slit from the eighteenth century remains open; the other is sewn shut. Hem faced with brown cotton. Construction History:
1. 1750-1775: Initially Constructed
2. 1840-1855: New hem facing and waistband of cotton added. Center back seam altered, possibly to make the garment less full.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Tasha Tudor.
Exhibition(s)
ca. 1840
ca. 1770
1740-1760, waist alteration probably in the 1870s
1785-1800
ca. 1750
Textile: 1760-1770; gown remade: 19th or 20th century
1750-1760
1760-1770 (textile); remade late 19th century
1775-1785
1725-1750, altered 1850-1920
1750-1765
ca. 1775