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Corset
Object/Artifact
White twilled linen [?] with minimal cording. Gores (with gores) for bust, widely spaced. Gores in hips. Widely set shoulder straps with stitched figure-8 design. Busk channel terminates with a little heart shape. Brass eyelets. Lined with white coutil. 18” waist. Wooden busk, entirely plain. Straight with rounded ends. Owner’s number, 8-96 on on side. Busk is a little too large 12.5” x 1.5”
G98.094.1-2
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1810 - 1830
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
American
corset
woman
female
twilled linen
linen
cording
busk
heart
brass eyelets
eyelets
brass
coutil
Northeast
North America
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