Bustle

Name/Title

Bustle

Entry/Object ID

G98.121

Description

Large size bustle that fits over rump only. Coarse cotton tapes and covered spring steel hoops. Cloth panel across inner face, to be laced for control of bustle protuberance. No marks.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1875

Notes

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Bustle, Female, Woman, Cotton, Spring steel

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America