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Lot 92
Lot Description
This lot contains five hoop skirts.
THE FIRST
Wire bustle with vertical straps supporting a hem of wire. The bustle and hem section both have inner ties to adjust the silhouette.
Label: No Label
Approximate Measurements:
Waist: Adjustable from 22.5" to 27"
Height: 30"
THE SECOND
Wire hoops made of the hem section only that is joined to the adjustable ribbon waistband with vertical ribbons.
Label: No Label
Approximate Measurments:
Waist: Adjustable from20" to 26"
Height: 29"
THE THIRD
Wire hoops made of two sections: hips, and hem. Both sections are joined by vertical ribbons that are secured to the adjustable ribbon waistband.
Label: Unlabeled
Approximate Measurements:
Waist: Adjustable from 20" to 29"
Height: 34"
THE FOURTH
Wire hoops starting from the hips down with vertical ribbons that also form the waistband.
Label: Unlabeled
Waist: 26" long with no closures
Height: 32"
THE FIFTH -
Full wire hoop wth wide vertical ribbons and adjustable waistband.
Label: "The Belle of the West" and "XXXX Skirt Works 30" with the first part illegible.
Waist: Adjustable from 21" to 26"
Height: 31.3"
Deaccessioned by the Valentine Museum to benefit collections care, preservation, and future acquisitions.
This lot is located in Chicago.







