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Hoops (shaping garments)

Scope note

18th-century shaping garments consisting of a series of concentric hoops of whalebone or bamboo; worn to add fullness to a skirt. For bell-shaped shaping garments of whalebone or steel use "cage crinolines."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000243788

Equivalent Terms used

hoop (shaping garment)

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13yrs ago

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