Corset

This corset is made of damask cotton with strips of whalebone as support and a black lace trim along the top edge. It laces up the back with silk lacing but it fastens with the metal studs and eyelets up the front.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
181/2006
Category
Decorative Art
Collection Class
Clothing and accessories
Material
cotton (damask)whalebonesilk
Common Name
corset
Simple Name
corset
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Town
Watford
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Date
c 1880
Production Person Surname
Mill
Production Year Low
1875
Production Year High
1890

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