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Sarah Larkin

petticoat, ca. 1760

Description

Maker

  • Sarah Larkin, 18th century, American

Title

petticoat

Year

ca. 1760

Medium

wool

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • wool

Techniques

  • back stitch,
  • backstitch,
  • plain weave,
  • quilted

Dimensions

75.6 cm (29 11/16 inches) (length)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Quilted: LION AND UNICORN A FIGHT FOR THE CROWN; ROYAL STATE AND HAPPY PAIR; signature, LR: Sarah Larkin

Place

Richmond; Rhode Island

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Edgar J. Lownes Fund

Object Number

34.025

Projects & Publications

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Needlework

February 19 - April 25, 1982

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is petticoat with the accession number of 34.025. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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