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Crinoline Frame
1870s

A glimpse of this red petticoat must have been quite shocking!


Cataloguing

Twelve cotton covered watch spring hoops  a waistband of cotton tape with ties, five vertical wide patterned webbing tapes holding the horizontal bands, the base with a scarlet wool covering the last three hoops.



21 in; 54 cm diameter bottom hoop.



32 in; 82 cm height.


Condition

The off white tapes are slightly grubby. Few holes to the red wool. Some of the hoops show a little rust markings. No tears. 


Comments

Costume in Detail. Nancy Bradfield p 199.