Not on display

Bustle

ca. 1874 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bustle made from white ribbed cotton. The rear skirt support is composed of arcs of steel, in double rows, held in the correct tension by an inner lacing threaded through metal eyelets. At the bottom, it is supported by crossed insertions of metal strips. The skirt is curved up to hip length in front where it fastens with three buttons and holes. The back waist is adjusted by means of tapes. A white metal type of safety pin with a coiled metal guard was inserted to raise the level of the top hoop. The edge of the garment is trimmed with a band of white machine-made broderie anglaise.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, steel, trimmed with machine-made embroidery
Brief description
Bustle made from ribbed cotton, England, ca. 1874
Physical description
Bustle made from white ribbed cotton. The rear skirt support is composed of arcs of steel, in double rows, held in the correct tension by an inner lacing threaded through metal eyelets. At the bottom, it is supported by crossed insertions of metal strips. The skirt is curved up to hip length in front where it fastens with three buttons and holes. The back waist is adjusted by means of tapes. A white metal type of safety pin with a coiled metal guard was inserted to raise the level of the top hoop. The edge of the garment is trimmed with a band of white machine-made broderie anglaise.
Credit line
Given by Mrs H. H. Fraser
Collection
Accession number
T.436-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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