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Corset

Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2021.7.24.9.CW.UN.C1860.FR
Description
​Corset of white cotton fabric with the bones covered in blue ribbon, top and bottom is trimmed with a band of machine-made lace through which is inserted one narrow band of blue satin ribbon. Corset is made in two halfs joined at the centre back with a white tape lacing through brass metal eyelets and at the centre front with four sets of metal studs and loops.
Materials
Cotton
Silk
Metal
Origin
circa 1860 France
Exhibitions History
• 2021.09.17–2021.11.14. ‘To Play To The Gallery. Fashion And Portrait.’ Together with Museum of Art and History, Geneva, Switzerland. Museum of Art and History, Palatine’s room, Geneva, Switzerland.
• 2024.06.11–2024.10.23. ‘A day in the 19th century manor: from morning rituals to banquets. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Daugyvenė museum-reserve of cultural history (Burbiškis Manor), Radviliškis district, Lithuania.