textilesCollection_women_ _043a

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textilesCollection_women_ _043a

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title: Fancy Dressing

subject: Undergarments

subject: Women

subject: Foundation garments

description: Color photographs of a lady's undergarment with a hoop in the rear only. The whole device is fabric covered. The front drops straight to the hem, and the back is a hoop with metal stays; the front is 23 inches long, the back 33 inches, presumably to accommodate a train. The initials ZWB are sewn into the waistband, but the identity of owner is unknown.

source: Hooped Underskirt, Box 51, Textile Collection, MS0000.001, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives, Colby-Sawyer College

publisher: Colby-Sawyer College, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives

date: undated

rights: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to the Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives.

format: image/jpeg

type: Image

identifier: textilesCollection_women_ _043a

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