Bustle
- Object Name:
- Bustle
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.331
- Date:
- 1870-1880
- Description:
- Bustle (crinoline). Wool (warp) and horsehair (weft). Flounces with bone base. Twill weave (herringbone). Lined with linen, plain weave. Twill tape. Buckles.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Tissue
Metal
Linen - Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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