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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number COLEM:1965.OS.24 Institution name Colchester Collections Object name corset, stays Description Stays of glazed buff coloured wool lined with natural linen, stiffened with cording and whalebone at the curved front edge and down the whole of the back. Tabbed lower edge. With damask front piece, and decorative false lacing at the front. Buff coloured (pale green hue) glazed wool, with wool damask on the front panels & wide curved front & decorative false lacing on the front panel & natural linen lining & 14 pairs of eyelet holes for lacing the back & whalebone stiffening & tabbed hips. Circa 1770. Production date 1770 Production period Georgian Material wool, textile, whalebone Technique handsewn Dimensions Location In Store Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

COLEM:1965.OS.24
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

corset, stays
Description

Stays of glazed buff coloured wool lined with natural linen, stiffened with cording and whalebone at the curved front edge and down the whole of the back. Tabbed lower edge. With damask front piece, and decorative false lacing at the front. Buff coloured (pale green hue) glazed wool, with wool damask on the front panels & wide curved front & decorative false lacing on the front panel & natural linen lining & 14 pairs of eyelet holes for lacing the back & whalebone stiffening & tabbed hips. Circa 1770.
Production date

1770
Production period

Georgian
Material

wool, textile, whalebone
Technique

handsewn
Dimensions
Location

In Store

Details