Petticoat
Category
Costume
Date
1760
Materials
Cream silk and linen
Measurements
950 x 1250 mm
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602788.2
Caption
A stunning dress that depicts the fashions of the 1760s perfectly. The lady of the house at the time, Jean Hamilton, later Jean Conyngham, would have worn dresses such as this.
Summary
Women’s Petticoat (part of dress). Cream silk petticoat, self striped and brocaded with polychrome sprigged flowers. Trimmed with three rows of fly braiding at front and two at back. Linen drawstrings. To go with SPR/DR//320A.