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| Found on eBay, circa 1860s |
The closest I've found is a Petticoat in the V&A museum dated 1890 (T.231.1968) which is much too late for my purpose. This Petticoat also appears in the V&A publication Underwear: Fashion in Detail and the accompanying text reads "the flannel is gathered onto a wide canvas waistband".
There is a Petticoat in the National Trust Gallery (Inv. #1364763) that has a yoke, but there is no date given. It seems similar to other 1890s - 1940s petticoats I've come across.
On page 197 of Costume in Design there is a hooped crinoline (c. 1857-1860) made of Welsh cloth (a honeycomb weave) that is attached to a 7" cotton panel which is then pleated into a cotton waistband.
Continuing through my stockpile of books, The Dressmaker's Guide by Elizabeth Stewart Clark makes no mention of yokes on flannel petticoats - only that they were less full than outer petticoats and were shorter in length. They could be plain-hemmed or tucked. Otherwise, she refers you to the typical petticoat construction with a waistband.
Have I been remiss in my exhaustive search to find extant examples of a yoke on a wool petticoat before 1870? If you see one let me know!

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