Corset
Brand
Ferris Brothers Company
(American)
c. 1900
Cotton
Museum purchase
Object numberP82.31.2
This corset was designed for a pregnant woman. Rather than having one line of lacing up the back, it has five lines, making it adjustable at the sides. Maternity corsets were intended to help women camouflage their changing bodies, but they were also considered necessary to give support to the wearer’s back and belly.
DescriptionMaternity corset in white cotton: softly shaped front with welt princess seams; CF boning over concealed buttons; high boned back, CB lacing; laced gussets at sides, laced slits at L and R backExhibitions