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Woman's Corsetcirca 1750

Not on view
Historic silk bodice or stays spread flat, slate blue-gray fabric with marigold yellow vertical stripes, open laced front panel, and cream linen tabs at hem

Unknown, Woman's Corset, circa 1750, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Maeder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Woman's Corset
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1750
Medium
Silk, balien, silk ribbon trim, linen lining
Dimensions
Center back length: 16 in. (40.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Maeder
Accession Number
M.81.220.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Maeder, Edward et al.. An Elegant Art: Fashion & Fantasy in the Eighteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1983.