Quilted Petticoat

From Fairfield Museum

circa 1770 (Date manufactured/created)

Textile

Quilted petticoats were popular in the mid-18th century when fashionable split skirts revealed petticoats underneath. There is no known provenance for this petticoat. By studying it we can tell that it was probably made in the 1700s, was used (note the worn bottom edge), and may have been imported as a ready-to-wear garment produced by professional quilters. This piece is unusual because the decorative flower and feather quilting extends around the entire piece, although it is similar to other late 18th century petticoats made in the eastern part of Connecticut.

Gift of Mrs. John T. Curtis

Accession/ID Number 1975.24.13

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