Braces

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Braces

Entry/Object ID

G2000.135

Description

Braces (suspenders that attach with a button), fronts embroidered on ivory silk with silk chenille thread in shades of green, coral, yellow, and blue. Paired vines crossing each other under roses. At the top are yellow birds with leafy twigs. Within each space between the vines are initials made of small silver spangles and silver boullion. Added narrow straps for the front buttons; buttonhole in back. Backs are white cotton. Bound with slate blue ribbon.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Braces

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk, Chenille

Color

Cream, Multi

Made/Created

Date made

1810 - 1825

Notes

Date: 1810

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Suspenders, Embroidered, Silk, Chenille