#4022 $750
Eyelet linen petticoat, c.1900
This unique petticoat features an unusual color combination and exceptional embellishment. Despite a minor condition issue, I could not walk away from such arresting design.
Fine Edwardian undergarments often had elaborate construction and decoration absent from modern counterparts. This was a socially acceptable way for the Edwardians to express their love (and lust) for their women in the boudoir.
The petticoat is fashioned from robin's egg blue linen embroidered with oval-shaped eyelets. Two bands of gold satin ribbon, threaded through ivory lace, separate the body of the petticoat from the hem flounce with an elaborate cutwork design backed with olive linen.
The back top of the petticoat, which would have been covered, has no eyelets. The waistband has been replaced.
The condition is very good. The petticoat has several stains—see the picture below. Although condition is important, interesting design trumps condition, which is reflected in the price.
It measures: 27" waist, 36" center-front length, and 39" center-back length.
