Object: Corset
Brand:
The M.A. Spencer Co.
Date: c. 1898
Medium: Silk satin
Country: USA
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: P91.69.1
DescriptionBlack silk satin corset with topstitched in gold over cording and boning, and in lattice quilting on back panels; shaped bra cups, high back, shoulder straps; CF metal bar, loops and studs, CB lacing
Label Text:Black corsets contrasted with the prevailing fashion for white styles during the nineteenth century. Widows often wore black corsets as part of their mourning costumes, but black was also a fashion color. Women were advised to wear dark underwear under any dress made from black fabric.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Exposed: A History of Lingerie
- The Corset: Fashioning the Body