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Corset
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Entirely hand stitched, brownish yellow silk thread, brown cotton sateen. Chevron cording in bust area front and back; high waisted. Wide shoulder straps come close together in back; wide, high, straight neckline in front. Neck, arm and hem edges bound with brown twill tape. Lined with now-cream colored brushed cotton flannel. HH cross stitched in lining over left hip with fine black thread. Pairs of bone eyelets in back; stout cotton braided cord (original?) with clamped steel tags. Busk channel formed by layer of sturdy PW cotton over lining, with side opening at top.
G97.045
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1805 - 1815
User Age: adult Gender: female
cotten sateen
cotton flannel
cross stitched initials