Petticoat
Original OwnerOriginally owned by a member of the
Goodsell family
American
Clothing MakerMade by
Au Bon Marché
French
Dateabout 1898
MediumMachine-stitched silk and machine-made cotton lace, with silk ribbons
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width across the bottom of the silk): 44 1/2 x 49in. (113 x 124.5cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Percy H. Goodsell, Jr.
DescriptionPetticoat of ivory-colored silk, heavily trimmed with ivory-colored laces and ribbons. The petticoat is constructed with seven gores and a center front panel, which are stitched smoothly into the two-inch-wide waistband around the front and sides and pleated at center back. The waistband is covered with stiff, loosely woven cotton. The center back opening extends eleven inches and fastens with a drawstring, which is stitched into the waistline casing 9 1/2 inches on each side. This leaves 19 1/2 inches of the waist edge flat in front and on the sides. The petticoat flounce is seventeen inches deep; the top layer consists of self-fabric panels appliquéd with lace in a bow design, alternating with panels made of horizontal rows of machine-made, bobbin-type lace and satin ribbon. These panels are edged with rows of either ruched ribbon, or strips of box-pleated, scalloped self-fabric. Below these panels is a gathered flounce made up of rows of the ribbon and lace. Underneath the top layer of the flounce just described is the base of the petticoat, which has two more layers of self-fabric ruffles, edged with cut scallops. The petticoat was never worn, as evidenced by the merchant's cardboard hang tag which remains tied into the waistline with a blue and white string.
Object number1961.64.44
MarkingsWoven label stitched at waist: "AU BON MARCHE Paris / L. S. [40831S handwritten] TAILLE." Printed cardboard hang tag: "AU BON MARCHE / Jupons / 105-110 / 78" on one side. On the other side is printed: "Priere de ne pas enlever / ni Jeplacer l'Etiquette / de cet objet qui dans ces / deux cas ne pourrait etre / ni repris ni echange." The number "13" is written in pencil in the top left corner of the reverse side of the tag.Subject Terms
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