Doll's petticoat
Category
Dolls' accessories
Date
Unknown
Materials
Linen, cotton and mother-of-pearl
Measurements
237 mm (length); 420 mm (width); 77 mm (width)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657792
Summary
A doll's linen petticoat, white in colour, but yellowed by time, soiled and stained. The skirt is gathered at the waist, the narrow waist band carries a mother of pearl button to fasten at the rear just above a small split. There is a two band narrow pin tuck decoration above the hem which carries a band of decorative embroidery above a scalloped band of lace.