Half Slip, petticoat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Half Slip, petticoat

Entry/Object ID

2011.004.001

Description

Petticoat, or half slip , white cotton muslin, constructed in three tiers. Top tier is cotton with back opening. No button to fasten, may have been pinned. Top of opening is not finished and has sewing threads hanging from it. Second tier is pleated with three small tucks, horizontally, close together, to form a banded effect. Third tier is lace, five tiers of lace trim sewn together to form a deep frill. Possibly part of the garment may be a re-worked christening gown.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Ripley, Sheila

Notes

Accession Date: 09-Mar-11 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

petticoat; half slip, woman's petticoat; half slip

Class

Personal Objects - Clothing - Underwear

Created By

Atkins, Anne; Jones, Isabel

Create Date

January 22, 2014

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025