Belt, Swiss

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Belt, Swiss

Entry/Object ID

G89.140

Description

Green silk Swiss belt Light green silk taffeta corselet, entirely hand stitched. Front and back opening with hand stitched eyelets and laces; boned. Points at top front, back, and sides. No points at bottom. Side front and side back exactly same shape. Piped edges, glazed cotton lining. 5.5” and 3” at widest and narrowest. 22” waist.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Accessory, Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Belt

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Taffeta, Silk

Color

Green

Made/Created

Date made

1820 - 1835

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American