Petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Petticoat

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.929

Description

Petticoat; light greenish-blue quilted silk taffeta, lined with brown and cream "plaid" wool; gathered waistband.

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Silk, Wool

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1748

Dimensions

Dimension Description

waist width

Height

39 in

Width

40 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 39 x 40 in. (99.1 x 101.6 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: See Post Treatment Report No. TCW 93-9 The Textile Conservation Workshop, Inc. Main Street South Salem, New York 10590

Notes

Overall Analysis: Wet clean petticoat, repair and stabilize waistband, pack in acid-free container. $435.00

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Van Cortlandt Family

Notes

Former owner

Person or Organization

Joanna Livingston Van Cortlandt

Notes

Former owner

Related Entries

Notes

VC.59.858 a-c - Dress, wedding - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

It is unclear how Avis & Rockwell are associated with this petticoat, and whether the dress only was a gift of Mrs. Robert P. Browne, not the petticoat. More research is needed. A similar petticoat survives in the Colonial Williamsburg collection, dated 1755 and with a Connecticut River Valley provenance (CW acc number 1994-88) [Jessa J. Krick, 4/17/2017].

Note Type

General Note

Note

Van Cortlandt family possession

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 01B