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Culture:English and American
Title:petticoat
Date Made:1820-1850
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: plain weave silk, wool braid, wool (?) batting
Place Made:textile: possibly England; quilting: United States
Accession Number:  HD F.244
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Quilted mauve-colored, plain weave silk petticoat with wool braid and wool (probably) batting, which has a qulting pattern that suggests and early 19th century date. As early as the 1720s, quilted petticoats were an important component of many women's wardrobes. In addition to providing added warmth, the materials and quilting patterns they displayed served as decorative embellishment to the wearer's apparel. During the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the bulkiness of these kinds of petticoats fell out of favor as dress styles became streamlined. With the increase in skirt width beginning by the 1820s, quilted petticoats reappeared, as evidenced by this example.

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