Woman's Corset (Stays)

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Woman's Corset (Stays)

England, 1730s-1740s
Costumes; underwear (upper body)
Silk moire, silk cording and ribbons, linen lining
Center back length: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
Costume Council Fund (M.57.24.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.