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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1935.631 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name corset, stays Description Stays of dark cream cotton and twill, with silk ribbon trim and white linen lining. With lacing that goes two thirds of the length of the front, from the bust. Lacing at the back to fasten, with twelve pairs of eyelet holes & tabbed waist & shoulder straps & whalebone stiffening. It would have been worn with a stay busk. 1779 Production date 1779 Production period Georgian Material textile, linen Technique handmade Dimensions Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1935.631
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

corset, stays
Description

Stays of dark cream cotton and twill, with silk ribbon trim and white linen lining. With lacing that goes two thirds of the length of the front, from the bust. Lacing at the back to fasten, with twelve pairs of eyelet holes & tabbed waist & shoulder straps & whalebone stiffening. It would have been worn with a stay busk. 1779
Production date

1779
Production period

Georgian
Material

textile, linen
Technique

handmade
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details