# Petticoat Panel

- By: England
- Date: 1730-50
- Medium: Silk, weft-ribbed plain weave; embroidered with silk yarns in satin, single satin, split, stem and surface satin stitches; French knots
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 98 × 130.7 cm (38 5/8 × 51 3/8 in.)
- Culture: England
- Credit line: Elizabeth M. Schultz Endowment
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/71223)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/e0ac3fc1-30cd-e96a-ebe9-14b932767245/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

European fascination with East Asia manifested itself in a style now known as chinoiserie. Although the name implies a connection with China, in fact it applies to suggestions of any Asian cultures—for example, the tiny palm tree in the embroidered decoration on this petticoat or skirt panel.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0