Not on display

Bustle Pad

ca. 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (makers)
Place of origin
England (made)

Brown cotton sateen square bustle pad stuffed with horsehair, with two tape ties

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Object details

Categories
Underwear
Accessories
Womenswear
Object type
Bustle pad
Materials and techniques
Cotton (Textile)
Horsehair
Sewing
Brief description
Bustle pad, brown cotton sateen, ca. 1880, English?
Physical description
Brown cotton sateen square bustle pad stuffed with horsehair, with two tape ties
Dimensions
  • Width: 17.1cm (Note: converted from department register)
  • Length: 17.1cm (Note: converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by the Misses O. M. & A. M. Johns
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.72-1937

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O354903/bustle-pad-unknown/
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