Petticoat

Description

Woman's hoops or framed petticoat, in linen with a narrow brown stripe, waistband in orange-red linen tape, fastening at each side, skirt in a narrow oval shape with six integrated supporting bands of whalebone, bands decrease in size from hem to waistband so that the hoop can collapse within itself for flat storage: British, c. 1740 - 1760

Museum reference

K.2002.1079

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Petticoat

Production information

Unknown, Maker
Great Britain, United Kingdom, Northern Europe

Date

Mid - late 18th century

Materials

Linen, Whalebone

Physical description

Woman's hoops or framed petticoat, in linen with a narrow brown stripe, waistband in orange-red linen tape, fastening at each side, skirt in a narrow oval shape with six integrated supporting bands of whalebone, bands decrease in size from hem to waistband so that the hoop can collapse within itself for flat storage: British, c. 1740 - 1760

Associations

Haddington collection (NMS)

Exhibitions

• Fashion and Style (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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