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Bustle
Bustle

Bustle

Clothing MakerMade by Unknown
Dateabout 1880-1885
MediumMachine-stitched cotton and wire
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 9 x 6 x 6in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Shor Thompson
DescriptionThree wire coils, covered with white twill-woven cotton and stitched at the top to a white cotton tape for attaching around the waist (buckle missing).
Object number2002.47.8
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Bustle
    Unknown
    about 1880s
    Dress
    Mary James Crocker
    about 1883
    Front of dress with one petticoat
    Unknown
    about 1905-1915
    Dress
    Editha Laura Jacobs
    1896
    Gift of the Haddam Historical Society, 1999.149.1  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1860-1868
    Dress
    Mrs. Charles B. Smith
    about 1890
    Man's Uniform
    Col. Frank W. Cheney
    1861-1863
    Dress
    Sarah Congdon Munger
    about 1887
    Dress
    Seymour family
    about 1893-1896