Hoop
1760 - 1780 (made)
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A woman's fan-shaped hoop of coarse linen and cane or whalebone. It has 5 concentric ovals of two strips of cane or whalebone covered with linen, with a curve of cane or whalebone, attached at angle to the top hoop, over each hip. The second hoop from the top is open at the centre back, allowing the wearer to sit down. The lower 4 hoops are held in place with a tape sewn to each side. There is a pair of linen-tape ties on each side on the second hoop down, and a pair of linen-tape ties in the centre of the third hoop down. The petticoat is made of coarsely woven linen (10 x 10 threads per cm), with a casing and linen-tape drawstring waist, opening at centre back. Each side of the pocket openings is padded with wool, covered with cream silk taffeta.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, wool, silk, linen thread, cane or whalebone; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | A woman's hoop of linen and cane or whalebone, 1760-80, Irish, fan-shaped |
| Physical description | A woman's fan-shaped hoop of coarse linen and cane or whalebone. It has 5 concentric ovals of two strips of cane or whalebone covered with linen, with a curve of cane or whalebone, attached at angle to the top hoop, over each hip. The second hoop from the top is open at the centre back, allowing the wearer to sit down. The lower 4 hoops are held in place with a tape sewn to each side. There is a pair of linen-tape ties on each side on the second hoop down, and a pair of linen-tape ties in the centre of the third hoop down. The petticoat is made of coarsely woven linen (10 x 10 threads per cm), with a casing and linen-tape drawstring waist, opening at centre back. Each side of the pocket openings is padded with wool, covered with cream silk taffeta. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Miss O'Hara (hand-written in pen and black ink on outside of hoop, below waist, on right side of back opening) |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Elspeth Evans Bequest |
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| Accession number | T.119-2015 |
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| Record created | July 28, 2015 |
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