Girl's petticoat
Category
Costume
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Silk, cotton lace, torchon lace, silk ribbon.
Measurements
680 x 720 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603028
Summary
A girl's petticoat made from cream silk. The sleeveless petticoat is trimmed on the neckline and armholes with white cotton lace, with a flounced hem trimmed with a band of white torchon lace. There is a patch pocket on the lower left hand side front, the petticoat is unlined and fastens on the neckline centre back with a cream silk ribbon drawstring.
Provenance
Gift of Wendy St. John Maule
Marks and inscriptions
Back seam, lower right side.: A woven name tape stitched to an inner seam reads, "Wendy St John Maule", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.