Girl's petticoat
Category
Costume
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Cotton cambric, crochet lace, torchon lace, silk ribbon.
Measurements
680 x 880 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603030
Summary
A girl's petticoat made from white cotton cambric and crochet lace. The sleeveless petticoat has a mixed motif cotton crochet lace bodice, with crochet shoulder straps and cream silk ribbon insertion around the neckline and waist for adjustment. It has a white cotton cambric skirt trimmed with a slim band of torchon lace on the hem and is unlined.
Provenance
Gift of Wendy St John Maule.
Marks and inscriptions
Inner seam on lower hem, front left.: A stamp on an inner seam of the petticoat reads, "Maule", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.