Shaped to fit bust and stomach area. Elastic side panels. Elastic shoulder straps with metal clasps. Two plastic stays in back. Side hook and eye closures.
girdles (underwear)
cotton (textile)
rayon
embroidery (visual works)
machine sewing (technique)
Garment, Foundation
Girdle
Girdle
"IVY / IT CLINGS / THE IVY / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."
"463-29 / COTTON AND RAYON" (stamped)
"IVY / CORSET / TRADEMARK / U.S. PAT. OFF. / IT CLINGS" (printed)
"2 IN A BOX / TEAROSE" (stamped)
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Unknown
Family of Nina Fletcher Little
1993.66
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