Corset
- Object Name:
- Corset
- Object ID:
- 1998.024.07
- Date:
- 1886-1895
- Description:
- Corset. Linen mesh and twill with ~17 sewn-in stays. Undergarment made up of two halves, attached in front with hook and eye, attached in back with full length lace tie. There is rubber under the arms and padding and steel boning. Embroidery along front edge; other edges finished with lace. Maker's mark stamped on interior, "Del[ia]rt[o]. / PAT NOV. 23 1886". Pencil marks on each half, "28" and "4". It is all original and in excellent condition. May have been part of wedding outfit of Annie Bartlett Shepard (1997.010) or Frances Perry Dudley (1997.011)
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Metal
Rubber - Provenance:
- From the home of Dr. William Gilman Perry, Exeter, NH. May have been from the wedding outfit of Annie Bartlett Shepard, m. 1887, or Frances Perry Dudley, m. 1890.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Henry B. Shepard, Jr., Anne S. Bullis, and G. Dudley Shepard
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