Corset
Name/Title
CorsetEntry/Object ID
G98.094.1-2Description
White twilled linen [?] with minimal cording. Gores (with gores) for bust, widely spaced. Gores in hips. Widely set shoulder straps with stitched figure-8 design. Busk channel terminates with a little heart shape. Brass eyelets. Lined with white coutil. 18” waist. Wooden busk, entirely plain. Straight with rounded ends. Owner’s number, 8-96 on on side. Busk is a little too large 12.5” x 1.5”Collection
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1810 - 1830Notes
User Age: Adult Gender: FemaleEthnography
Culture/Tribe
American