Dress petticoat
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1850
Materials
Silk satin, with wool linings
Measurements
420 mm (Width)
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1350851
Summary
Dress petticoat - Eggshell blue silk satin, quilted with matching silk thread, in a design of flowers and swags along the lower section, the upper section in ogee shape. Lining of cream glazed wool with pale blue wool interlining. Hem and openings faced with silk ribbon. 6 panels, pleated onto a narrow waistband of silk ribbon with knife pleats. Pocket slits at either side. Fastened at right side with tapes. (female)
Provenance
Charles Paget Wade Collection, Snowshill Manor