Girl's corset bodice: Detail of lace

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7392

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Description

Detail of lace from a girl's corset bodice of c.1900-1905. Girl's corset bodice in grey sateen and lined with grey cotton. It has a button front fastening and double elastic lacing at the back.

The shape of the bodice is provided by twenty-two whalebone supports. Further support is provided by flat steels at the centre of the front and back. The shoulder straps have been left loose so that they can be pinned or stitched onto the bodice at the desired length. The double buttons at each side were used to attach suspenders.

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LCC ID. No.

c7121980_64_0d.jpg

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IM&ICT - RC

Exhibitions with this image

Detail of lace from a girl's corset bodice of c.1900-1905. Girl's corset bodice in grey sateen and lined with grey cotton. It has a button front fastening and double elastic lacing at the back.

The shape of the bodice is provided by twenty-two whalebone supports. Further support is provided by flat steels at the centre of the front and back. The shoulder straps have been left loose so that they can be pinned or stitched onto the bodice at the desired length. The double buttons at each side were used to attach suspenders.

Subjects

Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture > Fashion

File metadata

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2358.jpg

File size

0.97 MB

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JPEG

Width

1128 px

Height

1104 px

Uploaded on

2013-06-05 10:54:06

Date taken

19/05/2008