Corset

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Corset

Entry/Object ID

G2002.023

Description

Entirely machine-stitched corset made of ivory sateen. Blue silk embroidered details and blue silk ribbon binding on top with narrow lace edging. Gored panels. Laces in back appear original. Speculated to be a wedding corset. Seams of each of the panels are hidden beneath the external boning channels. 7 panels on each side, making 14 total. the center front and center back are nearly straight, while all others are shaped and flared to create the shape of the corset, even before boning is added. Boning is spring-steel, placed in 6 sets of three bones, with two separate bones at the center back with eyelets in between. Busk in the center front has four posts.

Collection

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Category

Adult, Female
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Corset

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Sateen, Silk

Color

White, Blue

Made/Created

Date made

1869 - 1872

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

American

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Region

Western New York

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Wedding

Related Publications

Notes

"Batavia Wheel Company." Vintage Machinery. August 15, 2017. http://vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=2978. Accessed June 29, 2020.