Hoop, Skirt

Name/Title

Hoop, Skirt

Entry/Object ID

G2003.130

Description

Bustle for a small girl, with slight bulge in back. 12 even spaced cloth wrapped hoops, top one angled. 5 tapes. Waistband has buckle with patent date of 1863. Waistband is stamped in red: “Day’s Patent Lined Clasp Skirt patented February 20th 1866 and April 16th 1857.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1866 - 1875

Notes

User Age: Child Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

Hoop, Bustle, Girl, Female, Child, 1863, Day's, Clasp Skirt