Costume and Textiles Girl's Hoop Skirt Made in United States, North and Central Americac. 1860s Artist/maker unknown, American Cotton-covered spring-steel hoops, cotton tapes, metal fasteners * Costume and Textiles Study Gallery, Perelman Building, second floor 1999-143-3 Gift of Titi Halle, 1999 |
LabelHoop skirts-graduated hoops of thin but strong and flexible spring steel attached to cloth tapes-are a marvel of nineteenth-century technology. They provided support for the vast feminine skirts of the late 1850s and 1860s but collapsed for storage. As this example shows, hoop skirts were also worn by girls, who dressed like their mothers but with shortened skirts.* Works in the collection are moved off view for many different reasons. Although gallery locations on the website are updated regularly, there is no guarantee that this object will be on display on the day of your visit. |
