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Woman's Corset1865-1875

Not on view
Museum display of layered 19th-century undergarments on a white mannequin in profile: sand-colored corset, transparent steel hoop crinoline cage, and bell-shaped red petticoat with zigzag hem
Boned corset in natural linen with vertical stitched channels, cream lace trim at upper edge, yellow embroidered decorative stitching, metal front busk closures, and a red leather waist belt with metal eyelets and lacing.
Textile corset in natural linen with front busk closure, displayed on a figure wearing a white chemise; decorated with yellow embroidered stripe and feather motifs, lace trim at the bust, and a red leather or fabric waist strap with metal eyelets and buckles.
Title
Woman's Corset
Place Made
England
Date Made
1865-1875
Medium
Cotton plain weave with cotton lace trim
Dimensions
Center back length: 12 1/8 in. (30.7975 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.360
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.