Petticoat, 18th Century

Period: 18th century
Description: a: wine red; orange, yellow, brown, orange flowers all over; background pattern of small silver flowers; box pleat at front waistband; rest of waistband is gathered; silk cream lining on inside; b: extra detached panel for petticoat
Condition: most likely 18th century; snaps and hooks and eyes were added to the waistband at a later date; lining is completely shattered
Accession Number: 2019.1.334ab
Location: Box #19, Part-time Office
Notes: This piece has been extensively altered at some point, with a silk camisole added at the waistband (the 'shattered lining' - it is not actually a lining, but an attempt? at making a bodice). The extra fabric - perhaps originally a piece of the skirt? - seems to have been altered with the intention of turning it into a bodice, that would then snap to the straps of the camisole. More research is needed to understand the biography of this piece.