Not on display

Corset Cover

1875-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Corset cover of white muslin trimmed with Valenciennes bobbin lace. Low-necked, sleeveless and with a fastening down the back with nine linen buttons and buttonholes. Trimmed at the front and back with inset borders of Valenciennes lace in a floral pattern. The sleeves, neck and hem are finished with a narrow border of lace. At the front of the neck is threaded a pale blue ribbon tied in a bow. Set into the muslin panels at the front of the cover are twelve flower-sprigs in bobbin lace and below them is embroidered a monogram in white thread in satin stitch under a bow of ribbon.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Muslin trimmed with bobbin lace
Brief description
Corset cover of muslin trimmed with Valenciennes bobbin lace, possibly made in France or England, 1875-1899
Physical description
Corset cover of white muslin trimmed with Valenciennes bobbin lace. Low-necked, sleeveless and with a fastening down the back with nine linen buttons and buttonholes. Trimmed at the front and back with inset borders of Valenciennes lace in a floral pattern. The sleeves, neck and hem are finished with a narrow border of lace. At the front of the neck is threaded a pale blue ribbon tied in a bow. Set into the muslin panels at the front of the cover are twelve flower-sprigs in bobbin lace and below them is embroidered a monogram in white thread in satin stitch under a bow of ribbon.
Dimensions
  • Length: 19in
Marks and inscriptions
'MEB' [monogram] (Embroidered in white thread in satin stitch below a bow in the front, for Mary Ethel Burns, the donor)
Credit line
Given from the collection of Mary, Viscountess Harcourt GBE
Collection
Accession number
T.33-1965

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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