Petticoat
Category
Costume
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Cotton lawn, crochet lace, rayon.
Measurements
940 x 760 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604215
Summary
A girl's petticoat made from white cotton lawn. The knee-length petticoat has a dropped waistline and is decorated around the upper bodice, bib and hem with Irish crochet lace insertion and trim. It is unlined and has two shoulder straps made from white rayon ribbon.
Provenance
Gift of Miss W.Acheson. Worn by donors mother, made by donor's grandmother, lace made by local woman. (Mrs E Loughrin, a farmer's wife.)