"Woman\u2019s petticoat of shot green (warp) and yellow silk taffeta, lined with undyed wool. It is quilted in running stitch with green silk thread in a \u00BE-inch diamond pattern. The petticoat is made of 7 panels of silk with pocket openings in the side seams bound with \u215E-inch dark green wool tape. The same tape binds the hem. The petticoat is pieced at the waist with green poplin. There is a wide box pleat at centre front with pleats on each side and pleats either side of the centre back opening. The waist is bound with 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide linen tape, which forms the ties."@en . "Quilted petticoats were popular throughout the 18th century for informal dress. They were both decorative and practical."@en . . . . . . "Woman's petticoat, 1740-70, British; shot green/yellow silk taffeta, quilted diamond pattern"@en . "0.50400000810623168945"^^ . . "Woman's petticoat, 1740-70, British; shot green/yellow silk taffeta, quilted diamond pattern"@en . . . "Woman\u2019s petticoat of shot green (warp) and yellow silk taffeta, lined with undyed wool. It is quilted in running stitch with green silk thread in a \u00BE-inch diamond pattern. The petticoat is made of 7 panels of silk with pocket openings in the side seams bound with \u215E-inch dark green wool tape. The same tape binds the hem. The petticoat is pieced at the waist with green poplin. There is a wide box pleat at centre front with pleats on each side and pleats either side of the centre back opening. The waist is bound with 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide linen tape, which forms the ties."@en . "Quilted petticoats were popular throughout the 18th century for informal dress. They were both decorative and practical."@en . . "1740 / 1770, United Kingdom" . "T.306-1982" . . . "1740 / 1770, United Kingdom" . .