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Hoop, Skirt
Object/Artifact
Hoop with 9 thin tapes, thin belt with tinned steel buckle “Patent applied for” - nicely covered hoops, 15 at bottom spaced closely, another 13 above more widely spaced. Train. Tape is stamped “Manufactured by H.I. Gedaly Red Hook NY”
G2003.133
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1865 - 1875
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
Hoop
Woman
Female
Tinned Steel
Train
H.I. Gedaly
Red Hook
NY