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Woman's Corsetcirca 1839

Not on view
Cream-colored historic bodice or stays, front view, with structured chevron stitched boning channels and decorative arch motifs at the chest, small metal eyelets along the front edge

Unknown, Mary Burritt Needham, Woman's Corset, circa 1839, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Sophie C. Needham McGregor, Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Corset
Place Made
United States, Vermont, Bristol
Date Made
circa 1839
Medium
Cotton sateen, quilted
Dimensions
Center back length: 14 1/8 in. (35.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Sophie C. Needham McGregor
Accession Number
33.4.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles