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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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