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Hoop skirt w/ front waistband closure and cotton fabric on front sides--wires in back create bustle shape. Ruffles around base. 3 brass buckles around center of back (to raise).
bustles
brass (alloy)
cotton (textile)
machine sewing (technique)
wire
Cotton
Brass
Wire
Machine Sewn
BUSTLE
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2024
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