Infant’s corded stays
These stays were worn by the donor Miss Aviolet and made by her mother. When swaddling babies became outmoded it was still felt that the body needed some support so binders were introduced. These were strips of fabric that were wrapped around the torso when the baby was very small. As they got a bit older they started to wear stays.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 135/1935/10
- Category
- Decorative Art
- Collection Class
- Clothing and accessories
- Material
- cotton (corded) | | | |
- Common Name
- infant’s corded stays
- Simple Name
- stays
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1868
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
