Name/Title
SuspendersEntry/Object ID
G2005.147Description
Pair of separate braces: Berlin work, on fine, possibly silk, mesh canvas; all hand stitched. Shades of red, blue, yellow, orange and green fine wool worked in a floral stripe. Lined or backed with fine ivory moire ribbon whose sides are brought to the front as a binding. The front end was bound first. The back ends were each turned under atop the end of a wide elastic band ending in a white kid buttonholed tab covered with ivory silk. The front end is crudely sewn to a fancy-weave silk extension backed with ribbon and inserted into a wide brass buckle. Sewn to the buckle is a silk-covered leather base from which a pair of narrow elastic tabs hang at an angle, each terminating in small buttonholed silk-covered leather tab. Each has a narrow keeper made of narrow silk ribbon to keep the brace extension in place. 2 1/4” wide x 18 3/4” long minus the tabs.
Compare to 2002.191 to see that these were lengthened; evidence of the original position shows that the extension was higher so that it was originally concealed by the decorative strip, like the other example.Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Suspenders, Braces, Berline Work, Silk
