Cage Crinoline

Object number
FIC.2018.047
Date
circa 1880
Description
Steel hoops with cotton tapes. 4 partial hoops and 12 complete hoops. Bottom two hoops sewn together to create reinforced hem. 5 hoops missing from center that appear to have been deliberately removed. 7 tapes. Waist secured with buckle on PL front. See Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession No. 2009.300.7698 as comparanda.  
Materials
cotton
steel
Object Type
cage crinolines