Object Number 1955.0018.001

Object Name

Petticoat (Quilted petticoat)

Category

Textiles (Clothing)

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Place of Origin

Possibly New England, England or United States, United Kingdom or United States, Europe or North America

Date

1740-1760

Materials

Silk; Wool

Techniques

Embroidered, Quilted

Dimensions (inches)

36 (L)

Dimensions (centimeters)

91.44 (L)

Measurement Notes

Ht/Length: 36 1/4" without later waistband Circumference: 111" Silk face fabric 16 1/4" as quilted Backing fabric (not measured) Note: measurements taken by Linda Baumgarten

Object Description

Web - 08/03/2016

A quilted petticoat, made of silk and wool. The petticoat has been whole cloth quilted in several patterns, a diaper pattern, a border of undulating leaves or feathers enclosing bold flowers. Upper portion has three-lobed scallops. Wool batting

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p. 199, fig. 112
[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1995 Plain and Fancy: American Women and their Needlework, 1650-1850.
• Published: p.219, fig. 124
[Book] Waugh, Norah & Woodward, Margaret. 1968 The Cut of Women's Clothes: 1600 -1930.
• pg 111, 113