Corset
c. 1815
Cotton sateen
Museum purchase
Object number2009.1.1
An 1811 fashion article described “a short corset, fitted exactly to the natural shape” as the ideal style to wear beneath the high-waisted, “Grecian” gowns of the early nineteenth century. This example emphasizes the bust using contoured cups that lift the breasts, as well as a center front busk that separates and defines them.
DescriptionStays, underbodice in light brown cotton sateen with floral embroidery at front and top stitching overall in contrasting off white thread; shoulder straps; soft construction; empire waist; CF pocket casing for busk; CB corset lacingCollections
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