Stays
1740-1760 (made)
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Child’s stays of ivory silk taffeta, lined with unbleached coarse linen and reinforced with baleen. It has a straight neckline, pointed waist in front and back and fastens at the back with 12 worked lacing holes, asymmetrically arranged on each side.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, baleen; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Child's stays of boned ivory silk taffeta, 1740-60, British |
| Physical description | Child’s stays of ivory silk taffeta, lined with unbleached coarse linen and reinforced with baleen. It has a straight neckline, pointed waist in front and back and fastens at the back with 12 worked lacing holes, asymmetrically arranged on each side. |
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| Accession number | T.65-1910 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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