Object: Corset
Date: c. 1889
Medium: Red silk satin and Coraline
Country: USA
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2009.15.2
DescriptionBright red silk satin corset with red damask trim at top; CF hook closure; CB ribbon lacing; steel CF busk and CB boning; additional stamping on inside corset - None Genuine Without This Stamp., Pat'd Nov.27, 1877, April 20, and Nov.23, 1880. May 3, 1881, and May 14, 1889.
Label Text:Most corsets were white until the 1880s, when color started to become fashionable. Although this vibrant corset is especially alluring, it was likely marketed as a “healthy” style. Its curvaceous silhouette was achieved using Coraline, a plant-based material marketed as a more flexible alternative to whalebone or steel.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Exposed: A History of Lingerie
- Exhibitionism: 50 Years of the Museum at FIT