Corset

Name/Title

Corset

Entry/Object ID

G91.038

Description

Entirely hand stitched white cotton satin girl’s corset with cording and busk channel. Shoulder straps, bust and hip gussets. Brass eyelets. Corded in chevron pattern even on straps. Lining is plain weave cotton. No marking. Western New York provenance. 18.5” waist min.; eyelet strip 13 3/4” LONG.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1830

Notes

User Age: Child Gender: Female

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Lexicon

Search Terms

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