Victorian quilted winter petticoat
Name/Title
Victorian quilted winter petticoatEntry/Object ID
2025.1.7Description
Victorian quilted winter petticoat with side button. Consists of several layers of fabric and most likely batting sewn together with simple straight column pantograph. Outer fabric is solid blue, inner fabric is dark blue/grey calico. Bottom of skirt is decorated with rows of triangle and scalloped pantograph. The white thread pantographs, as well as the construction of the skirt, has been done on a sewing machine. Three rows of hand-embroidered details in yellow and coral threads encompass the bottom portion of the skirt above the pleated hem. These embroidered rows are done in a feather stitch, common on Crazy quilts from this era.Use
Most likely worn by a child or young woman under her dress and top skirts during the wintertime. May be a work skirt intended to be worn while performing chores in cold temperatures. Quilted petticoats would have provided much more warmth than a typical cotton petticoat. The quality of the skirt's construction seems to point to a relatively novice maker, perhaps the petite girl who wore it.Category
Clothing