Girl's petticoat
Category
Costume
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Cotton cambric, crochet lace, cotton lace, buttons.
Measurements
770 x 900 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603165
Summary
A girl's petticoat made from white cotton cambric. The sleeveless and dropped-waist petticoat is trimmed around the armholes and neckline with white crochet lace, with a skirt hem trimmed with horizontal tucks and torchon lace insertion. It is unlined and fastens centre front with three self-covered buttons, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Wendy St. John Maule
Marks and inscriptions
Front inner seam, upper left.: A woven name tape stitched to an inner seam reads, "Wendy St John Maule", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.