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Quilted Petticoat

Dateabout 1860-1870

MediumHand stitched silk and cotton, with wool binding tape and cotton batting

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x hem circumference): 38 1/2 x 117in. (97.8 x 297.2cm)

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Leon Hart, in memory of George F. Spencer and his daughter, Martha Linsley Spencer

DescriptionBlack silk quilted petticoat. The quilting is done in horizontal rows, spaced 1 1/2 inches apart, around the lower thirteen inches of the petticoat; above this, the quilting is done in widely-spaced vertical lines. The petticoat is knife-pleated around the hips and back; it is flat in front. The waistband is brown cotton. The lining fabric is dark brown cotton. The bottom edge is bound with black wool tape. The quilting is done with black thread, at five stitches per inch. The batting is undyed cotton.

Object number1967.36.15

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