Child's petticoat
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Linen and lace
Measurements
460 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 658713
Summary
A child's white linen petticoat which has a full skirt gathered on to a high bodice. The round neckline is edged with narrow lace, as are the armholes. At the lower edge of the skirt are two pintucks above a (slightly frayed) lace frill. It fastens at the back between the neck and the lower edge of the bodice with two small mother-of-pearl buttons and corresponding buttonholes.