CRINOLINE, Early 1860s
CH1984.361
Crinoline of red flannel (wool tabby), gathered onto waistband of fawn cotton twill, closed at placket by 2 bone buttons; 3 steel hoops (1 missing), 1.5cm wide, enclosed in white cotton webbing and carried in pipes of red cotton tape sewn to inside of crinoline; hem hoop reinforced with band of black cotton herringbone tape and trimmed with black bias binding; all seams machine-sewn in yellow thread; back seams bound with hand-sewn herringbone tape as reinforcement. crinoline gives silhouette of late 1850s-early 1860s, i.e., slightly elongated at back. Wide waist indicates that it was made for a stout woman. See Bradfield, 'Costume in Detail',p. 197-8; 201.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
Accession Number: | CH1984.361 |
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Accession Date: | 29 Oct 1984 |
Credit: | Western Australian Collection |
Material
Wool/Textile | 0 - Whole |
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Cotton/Textile | 0 - Whole |
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Steel/Metal | 0 - Whole |
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Bone/Skeletal | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
length | 980mm |
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diameter | 2170mm | At hem. |
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