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Historically, this practice may originate from women dying their petticoats to indicate they were betrothed. Certainly, refusing a woman on this day was strongly frowned upon, and there used to be laws forbidding it, though these were later softened to a law stating that any man refusing a woman’s leap day proposal must buy her a pair of gloves at Easter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Petticoat vase features Fuchsia with its delicate nodding heads in tones of red, wine and pale pink buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaulconbridge Antiques are Authorised Moorcroft Retailers and we only sell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"FIRST QUALITY\" pieces\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e We Do Not Sell \"Graded or Seconds\" Moorcroft pieces!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2024-04-28T20:37:20+10:00","created_at":"2024-04-28T20:28:13+10:00","vendor":"Faulconbridge-Antiques \u0026 Giftware","type":"Pottery","tags":["2024 Collections \u0026 New Collections","Moorcroft","Moorcroft Limited - Numbered Editions and Trials","New Arrivals"],"price":88200,"price_min":88200,"price_max":88200,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":40447179391034,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Moorcroft Red Petticoat Vase 72\/6 - Ltd Ed 29","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":88200,"weight":3000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftRedPetticoatvase72-6-ltded29.jpg?v=1714300360"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftRedPetticoatvase72-6-ltded29.jpg?v=1714300360","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":21928487977018,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":800,"width":640,"src":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftRedPetticoatvase72-6-ltded29.jpg?v=1714300360"},"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":800,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.faulconbridgeantiques.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/faulconbridgeantiques_moorcroftRedPetticoatvase72-6-ltded29.jpg?v=1714300360","width":640}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoorcroft Red Petticoat Vase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e2024 The Leap Year Collection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigner: Nicola Slaney\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited Edition of 29 only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShape: 72\/6 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003eH 15 x W 8.5 x D 8.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2024 is a leap year, and so we have a rare extra day in the month on the 29th February. 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Certainly, refusing a woman on this day was strongly frowned upon, and there used to be laws forbidding it, though these were later softened to a law stating that any man refusing a woman’s leap day proposal must buy her a pair of gloves at Easter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Petticoat vase features Fuchsia with its delicate nodding heads in tones of red, wine and pale pink buds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFaulconbridge Antiques are Authorised Moorcroft Retailers and we only sell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \"FIRST QUALITY\" pieces\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e We Do Not Sell \"Graded or Seconds\" Moorcroft pieces!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e"}