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Collections

Woman's Petticoat1830-1835

Not on view
Museum display of two white mannequins wearing early 19th-century women's garments: a blush corset with petticoat on the left, a voluminous white dress with violet sash and bonnet on the right
Early 19th-century ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: a cream silk corset with front lacing and puffed short sleeves, a white tiered petticoat with horizontal tucks, a ruffled white headdress, and black flat slippers.
Museum display of early 19th-century cream silk stays on a white mannequin, featuring boned and stitched panels, lace-up front with ribbon ties, and full puffed sleeves; paired with a wrapped fabric turban headpiece with pleated detail.
Rear view of a cream-colored stays or corset on a white mannequin, featuring closely spaced vertical boning channels, metal eyelets, and a center-back lace closure; paired with puffed silk sleeves, white ruffled undershirt, full white skirt, and a gathered cap.
Title
Woman's Petticoat
Place Made
Europe
Date Made
1830-1835
Medium
Cotton plain weave with supplementary weft-float patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 39 3/4 in. (100.96 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.442
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.