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Pair of Woman's Sleeve Plumpers1830-1835

Not on view
Museum display of two white mannequins in early 19th-century women's dress: one in an ivory corset and white skirt with a ruffled cap, the other in a full white cotton gown with lavender sash and striped bonnet
Early 19th-century ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: fitted cream corset with lace-up front, puffed short sleeves, white tiered petticoat skirt with horizontal tucks, and a ruffled white cap, with black flat shoes visible at hem.
Museum display of early 19th-century cream silk stays on a white mannequin, with vertical boning channels, laced front closure, and wide straps; paired with puffed short sleeves and a pleated silk turban headdress with feather trim.
Cream-colored stays or corset displayed on a mannequin, rear view, with densely boned vertical channels, center-back lace-up closure with metal eyelets, and puffed short sleeves; worn over a white chemise and full skirt.
Detail of an ivory silk dress on a mannequin, showing a closely fitted bodice with fine vertical pin-tucking and ribbon ties at center front, a puffed oversleeve in gathered silk, and a white ruffled undersleeve at the elbow.
Textile corset in cream cotton, back view showing central lacing with metal eyelets, vertical boning channels, and a modesty panel beneath, displayed on a mannequin.
Close-up detail of an ivory textile construction; horizontal and diagonal cotton cords lace through a grid of stitched fabric channels, with circular buttonhole-stitched eyelets at intersections.
Close-up detail of a cream-colored corset, showing horizontal boning channels with dense parallel stitching, hand-worked eyelets with buttonhole stitching, and lacing cords in ivory cotton or linen fabric.
Title
Pair of Woman's Sleeve Plumpers
Place Made
England
Date Made
1830-1835
Medium
Linen plain weave with down fill
Dimensions
Diameter: a) 9 5/8 in. (24.38 cm ); b) 9 5/8 in. (24.38 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.2007.211.440a-b
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.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.