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Corset

Object Name:
Corset
Object ID:
1967.533.03
Date:
circa 1780
Description:
Corset. Coarse brown linen plainweave. Very stiff. Lined with bleached linen. Stitched in vertical ribs with white linen thread. Between each row of stitching is a reinforcing bone. Eyelets for lacing up back. Added boning goes horizontally across lower front of bodice. Bound at top and bottom in white leather.
Material:
Textile
Linen
Skeletal
Dimensions:
H-16 W-11 D-3.5 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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