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Culture:American
Title:bustle cover
Date Made:early-mid 1870s
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: white plain weave linen, cotton rick-rack lace trim
Place Made:United States
Measurements:overall: 22 in.; 55.88 cm
Accession Number:  HD 92.029.18
Credit Line:Gift in memory of Dorothy J. Warren
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Bustle cover made of white plain weave linen with cotton rick-rack lace trim. Covers like this example, which are rare survivals, were employed to hide the lines of a bustle. Their presence added yet another layer to undergarments worn for women’s fashionable dress at this time.

Label Text:
Covers like this example, employed to hide the lines of a bustle, added yet another layer to undergarments worn for women’s fashionable dress.

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