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Corset

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)
Italy (made)

This probably an orthopedic device, worn for the correction of spinal deformities.

Object details

Categories
Underwear
Metalwork
Europeana Fashion Project
Interiors
Household Objects
Shekou
Values of Design
Design Society
Object type
Corset
Materials and techniques
iron, hinged and perforated.
Iron
Metal-Working
Brief description
Iron corset, 1750, French/ Italian
Physical description
Iron bodice, corset style, made from shaped pieces of metal, square and round cutouts creating a mesh effect. Hinged at sides. One side of corset detached. Lacing holes around lower edge of corset.
Dimensions
  • Height: 42cm
  • Width: 28.5cm (Note: Note: This measurement is the width to the widest points above the chest to the shoulder)
  • Depth: 23cm
  • Waist measured inside garment circumference: 59cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Underbust measured inside garment circumference: 74cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
  • Nape waist length: 34cm (Note: Measured by Conservation)
Object history
Gift of Talbot Hughes, the artist; had belonged to the Fitzhenry collection.
Summary
This probably an orthopedic device, worn for the correction of spinal deformities.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.231-1914

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O139315/corset-unknown/
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