Not on display

Bustle Pad

1885-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (makers)
Place of origin
England (made)

Crescent-shaped white cotton bustle pad stuffed with hair

Object details

Categories
Underwear
Accessories
Womenswear
Object type
Bustle pad
Materials and techniques
Cotton (Textile)
Sewing
Brief description
Bustle pad, white cotton sateen, 1885-1890, English?
Physical description
Crescent-shaped white cotton bustle pad stuffed with hair
Dimensions
  • Length: 16.5cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Width: 17.8cm (Note: converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by the Misses O. M. & A. M. Johns
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.73-1937

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O354235/bustle-pad-unknown/
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