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Woman's Corset1730-1740

Not on view
Historical back-lacing stays or corset in ivory fabric with floral side panels, boning channels, cross-laced center back, and attached padded hip rolls
Close-up detail of a woven textile with overlapping cream-colored ribbon or tape bands revealing floral brocade fabric beneath in muted pink, green, and brown tones.
Close-up detail of woven textile with cream-colored brocade, featuring diagonal pleated or folded ribbon trim and floral pattern in muted rose, sage green, and soft blue.
Title
Woman's Corset
Place Made
France
Date Made
1730-1740
Medium
Silk plain weave with supplementary weft-float patterning
Dimensions
Center back length: 16 1/2 in. (41.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Jack Cole
Accession Number
63.24.5
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.