Corset

Physical description

Brown cotton twill corset with the bones covered with a darker cotton twill, black fabric covered busks and a trimming of black machine-made cotton lace. Lined with white cotton twill and the top and bottom are bound with reddish brown tape. The corset is made in two parts.

The front fastens with a busk and the backs are provided with metal eyelets for a lace. The corset is hip length, curving to a rounded point in the front and less deeply at the back. The bones are close-set and splayed out at the bust and hips, and at the tops are trimmed with fancy stitching in cream. There is a band of dark brown cording at the top, covering the breasts. At the waist there is a V-shaped band in darker brown stitching. The corset is machine-stitched. With metal fastenings.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (possibly, made)
Germany (possibly, made)

Date

ca. 1890 (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Cotton twill, machine-made cotton lace, lined with cotton twill, boned and metal

Marks and inscriptions

'1927/46'

Dimensions

Circumference: 71 cm bust, Circumference: 48 cm waist, Circumference: 71 cm hip, Height: 41 cm front, Height: 37.5 cm back

Descriptive line

Brown cotton twill corset, possibly made in England or Germany, ca. 1890

Categories

Textiles; Fashion; Underwear; Lace; Women's clothes

Collection code

T&F