Corset
- Object Name:
- Corset
- Object ID:
- 1967.533.06
- Date:
- circa 1790
- Description:
- Pair of jumps, for small woman. Late 18th century. Natural hand-woven linen plainweave, canvas type; laced at front. Back longer, top and bottom; scalloped bottom edge; both edges bound with leather. Stitched vertically. Bound with white kid, bottom and top, leather stringing. Originally 16 whalebone stays; only one remains. Fabric added in three strips when piece was enlarged.
- Material:
- Textile
Linen
Leather
Skeletal - Dimensions:
- H-12.5 W-28 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Corsets
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