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Woman's Corset1830-1840

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Cream satin structured bodice with horizontal bust cording, vertical boning channels, and ribbon bows, displayed on a white mannequin over a white puffed-sleeve chemise and pleated petticoat
Two mannequins displaying early 19th-century women's dress against a black background. Left figure wears a beige stays corset with short puffed sleeves over a white petticoat and a ruffled cap. Right figure wears a full white muslin dress with large puffed sleeves, purple sash, embroidered reticule bag, and a wide-brimmed bonnet with purple ribbon.
Museum display of early 19th-century women's undergarments on a white mannequin: a cream silk corset with ribbon lacing and puffed sleeves, a white petticoat with horizontal tuck details at the hem, and a gathered white cap with pleated trim.
Museum display of early 19th-century cream silk stays on a white mannequin, featuring busk-front boning, ribbon lacing, and wide off-shoulder neckline with puffed sleeves; paired with a gathered turban-style cap with pleated crown.
Cream-colored stays or corset displayed on a mannequin, rear view, with dense vertical boning channels, metal eyelet lacing up the center back, and short puffed sleeves; paired with a white skirt and ruffled cap.
Early 19th-century women's ensemble displayed on a white mannequin: a fitted cream silk corset with front lacing and puffed short sleeves over a wide white petticoat with horizontal tuck details at the hem, paired with a white ruffled cap and black flat slippers with ribbon ties.
Cream-colored textile corset displayed on a mannequin, back view, featuring densely parallel-stitched boning channels and a central lace-up closure with metal eyelets and cord lacing.
Close-up detail of a cream-colored textile garment showing two hand-stitched eyelets with golden thread buttonhole stitch, crossed by horizontal woven tape lacing channels sewn onto a soft fabric ground.
Close-up detail of a cream-colored textile construction with horizontal and diagonal cotton cords laced through hand-stitched channels, with evenly spaced circular eyelets reinforced by dense buttonhole-stitch embroidery in natural linen tones.
Close-up detail of a cream-colored corset, showing rows of closely spaced vertical stitching, hand-stitched eyelets with buttonhole thread, and diagonal lacing across the boned channels.
Close-up of a cream silk bodice on a mannequin, showing densely corded boning across the torso, tied lacing at the side, a puffed gathered sleeve with white lace ruffle at the cuff, and a square neckline with white fabric trim.
Title
Woman's Corset
Place Made
England
Date Made
1830-1840
Medium
Cotton sateen, quilted, with cotton twill and cotton plain-weave tape
Dimensions
Center back length: 15 7/8 in. (40.32 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
M.63.54.7
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.
  • Örmen, Catherine. L'Art de la Mode. Paris: Citadelles & Mazenod, 2015.
  • Edwards, Lydia. How to Read a Dress: a Guide to Changing Fashion from the 16th to the 20th Century. London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2017.