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  • Cross stitch garter with ribbon tie, c. 1820s. From The Underpinnings Museum collection Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cross Stitch & Silk Ribbon Tie Garter

    Cross Stitch & Silk Ribbon Tie Garter Date:  c. 1820s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Cotton with silk ribbon Brand: Custom made   Before the invention and popularisation of elastication, women and men would wear…
  • Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings, c. 1900, Great Britain From The Underpinnings Museum collection Photography by Tigz Rice

    Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings By Bourne & Hollingsworth

    Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings By Bourne & Hollingsworth Date: c. 1894-1902 Origin: London, Great Britain Fabric: Silk Brand: Bourne & Hollingsworth   Machine knitted silk stockings with profuse silk thread embroidery at the…
  • De luxe sanitary belt, c.1940s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photo by Tigz Rice

    Sanitary Belts by De Luxe & Kleinert

    Sanitary Belts by De Luxe & Kleinert Date: c. 1940-1950s Origin: United States Fabric: Nylon and elastic Brand: De Luxe / Kleinert's   Sanitary belts were most commonly worn for menstruation between the mid-19th century…
  • Cross stitch wedding garter, belonged to Mrs Clara Jane Wreford-Brown, 1864, Great Britain. From The Underpinnings Museum collection. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Cross Stitch Wedding Garter

    Cross Stitch Wedding Garter Date:  1864 Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk and elastic Brand: Custom made     A wedding garter made with a panel of floral embroidered net, backed with silk ribbon…
  • Green silk ribbonwork Bridal garters, c. 1930s, USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Green Silk Ribbonwork Bridal Garters

    Green Silk Ribbonwork Bridal Garters Date: c. 1930s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made     A pair of bridal garters with a base of pale green silk georgette and…
  • Pink ruffle elastic garters with silk rosettes, c. 1920s, USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum Collection.

    Pink Ruffle Elastic Garters With Silk Rosettes

    Pink Ruffle Elastic Garters With Silk Rosettes Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: elastic and silk Brand: Custom made     A pair of garters with a base of patterned elastic with…
  • Green ribbon garters with crochet trim and French knot embroidery, 1920s, USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Green Ribbon Garters With Crochet Trim & French Knot Embroidery

    Green ribbon garters with crochet trim and French knot embroidery Date:  c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made   A pair of garters with a base of green silk ribbon…
  • 1920s floral ribbon garters with padding and rosettes, c. 1920s. USA Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Floral Ribbon Garters With Padding And Rosettes

    Floral Ribbon Garters With Padding And Rosettes Date: c. 1920s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk ribbon Brand: Custom made     These garters are made from an outer of floral printed ribbon and interior…
  • Ruffled elastic garters with gilt monogrammed adjusters, c. 1910s, USA. Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Ruffled Elastic Garters With Gilt Monogrammed Adjusters

    Ruffled Elastic Garters With Gilt Monogrammed Adjusters Date:  c. 1910s Origin: United States Fabric: Elastic Brand: Unknown   A pair of garters made from strips of ruffled elastic, threaded through suspender style adjusters that…
  • Hand painted silk bridal garters, c.1890s, USA. Photography by Tigz Rice Studios. From The Underpinnings Museum Collection.

    Hand Painted Silk Bridal Garters

    Hand Painted Silk Bridal Garters Date:  c. 1890s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Custom made     A pair of bridal garters, hand sewn from cream silk and later hand painted…