The Bloomer Polka; and The Bloomer Scottische
Promotional music sheet and score for The Bloomer Polka; and The Bloomer Scottische, dedicated to Mrs Colonel Bloomer and described as a musical bouquet'. Bloomers, rational dress for women was advocated by Amelia Jenks Bloomer in the early 1850s. The entire costume, called the Bloomer costume or simply bloomers, consisted of a short jacket, a skirt extending below the knee, and loose Turkish trousers, gathered at the ankles, but even so was scandalous to Victorian society
Picture No
12183605
Media ID
46910271
Size
3805px x 5508px
(6.4MB)
Credit
© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Original Music Sheet Cover
Date
circa 1850s
