Small Bustle of Striped Covered Coils

VC2001213

Small Bustle of Striped Covered Coils

small bustle cage; cream cotton bias tape, wide plain weave cotton-possibly stiffened or treated, plain weave striped tan cotton with diagonal stripes, oatmeal cotton lace, wire coils, metal fastenersnarrow bustle with 3 wire coils, 3 padded loafs; lace on edges and bottom of padded sections; fabric encasing each coil and stitched together in between each; fabric fastened to coils at bottom with metal fasteners; fabrics hangs 2.5 inches below coils; coils hung from waistband on a few inches of fabric with padded loafs covering these inches

1880 (circa)

Clothing and dress

other measurements: waistband to bottom of coil- 9.25;waistband to top of coil-4; width- 5.5; depth of coils- 4

cotton

metal

batting

Physical Object

1870s

1880s

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VC2001213

waistband to bottom of coil- 9.25;waistband to top of coil-4; width- 5.5; depth of coils- 4

other measurements: waistband to bottom of coil- 9.25;waistband to top of coil-4; width- 5.5; depth of coils- 4

1875

1885

costume

clothing

Underwear

underwear

A1

Vassar College Costume Collection, Drama Department, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604

In addition to studying outer garments, students also had the opportunity to examine some examples of the foundation garments worn underneath. They learned the importance of under structures in creating the fashionable silhouette of any given period. By the 1880's, the ideal feminine form had changed to a more slender, vertical shape, with the fullness of the skirt moved to the back and further elaborated by the hidden structures of bustle pads and cages such as those shown here.

underwear

stripes