Name/Title
SuspendersEntry/Object ID
G96.109Description
Hand embroidered silk (red, yellow, orange, pink, lavender, violet, white, black, blue, teal, olive)on silk canvas (appears to be silk-wrapped linen or cotton). Flowers among key-like motif. Mounted on tan leather wrapped around front to form binding, appears to be hand stitched with upper and lower blue threads. Back attachment of white kid over springs, kid tabs with buttonhole. Front has brass buckle which slides over the end, is attached to a white kid tab which has a wide shallow wire loop to receive the (probably) elasicized double tabs that attach to the front buttonholes 27 1/2 " long 1.75" wideCollection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1858Notes
User Age: Adult
Gender: MaleLexicon
Search Terms
embroidered, Hand embroidered, suspenders, braces, wedding, silk canva, silk canvas