BUSTLE, 1880-85

CH1985.217

Long bustle composed of small oblong pillow of white cotton stuffed with fibre, attached to length of horeshair-cotton fabric, itself applied with stiff, horizontal frills of the same fabric; the length is formed into a semi-tube by lacing with thin white cotton cord, buttressed with 6 thin steels. ref. Waugh, 'Corsets and Crinolines', p. 123-5.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1985.217
Accession Date: 22 Jul 1985
Credit: Western Australian Museum Collection

Material

Cotton/Textile0 - Whole
Horsehair/Hair0 - Whole
Metal0 - Whole

Measurement

length750mm

 

 

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