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Fashion, Room 40

Shoulder puffs

Pair of Shoulder Puffs
1820s-1830s (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Pair of cream cotton shoulder puffs

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Object details

Categories
Underwear
Womenswear
Fashion
Object type
Pair of shoulder puffs
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Shoulder Puff
  • Shoulder Puff
TitleShoulder puffs
Materials and techniques
Cotton (Textile)
Brief description
Pair of shoulder puffs, 1820s-1830s, English; Cream cotton
Physical description
Pair of cream cotton shoulder puffs
Dimensions
  • Top edge of cuff circumference: 31cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Bottom edge of cuff circumference: 30.5cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Credit line
Given by Miss Frances E. White
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.189C-1921

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O316199/shoulder-puffs-pair-of-shoulder-unknown/
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