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Corset

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

ca. 1820

GUSN

GUSN-29138

Description

Corset made of cotton with lacing, made by Abby Parker Bellows in New Ipswich, New Hampshire.

Details

Descriptive Terms

corsets
cotton (textile)
Garment, Foundation
Corset
Corset

Maker

Bellows, Abby Parker, 1813-1894 (Maker)

Location of Origin

New Ipswich, NH, USA

Credit Line

Gift of Sarah Fiske Lee

Accession Number

1920.484

Places

New Hampshire (United States)

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