Petticoat Hoops
c. 1860
19th Century
37 in. x 31 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
metal
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Wells Barney
Accession Number:
1982.154.38
A petticoat hoop with watch-spring steel bound together with 9 vertical cotton tapes. There is a hook-and-eye closure at the waistband.