Bustle

Name/Title

Bustle

Entry/Object ID

1393 c

Description

Material: textile, metal. Size: 9"W. x 6 1/2" L. Description: black silk taffeta - straw padding - crescent shaped with scalloped edges - tied at intervals to secure padding - attached with large hook (from hook-and-eye assembly) on top side and with 28" L. ties on top sides.

Context

From Guy Everett estate. Garment worn by women on the back of the body below the waist to distend the skirt.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bustle

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Garment, Foundation

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Underwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

May 25, 1988

Update Date

November 21, 2024