Medium: Silk crushed velvet

Date: c. 1887

Country: England

Credit: Museum purchase

​The particular proportions of bustle dresses varied throughout the 1870s and 1880s. Some bustles protruded sharply from the lower back, giving the silhouette a hard, angular look. Others used swags of fabric draped at the back or hips to lend a softer appearance.

Object Number: 2014.38.3