Corset Cover

Corset, front

Name/Title

Corset Cover

Entry/Object ID

1961.8.4

Description

White cotton corset cover. The cover secures down the center front with five white buttons, and the neckline secures with a draw string tied at the center front. The two front panels are gathered into the waistband, as does the back, and there is a short peplum. The neckline and armscyes are trimmed with lace and beige ribbon.

Context

Worn by Alice Benjamin at her marriage to Karl Keith in 1905 in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1961.8

Source or Donor

Keith, Alice Eva Benjamin (1883-1971)

Made/Created

Date made

1905

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Cover, Corset

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Underbodice

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Underwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Cotton

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Keith, Alice Eva Benjamin (1883-1971)

Person or Organization

Keith, Karl Eugene (1882-1960)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America