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Cream-colored cotton corset with silk embellishments including lace; silk lacing; baleen boning; metal closures; tags on inside "Made in Belgium", "Veritable Baleine Garantie 'Donita B".
corsets
cotton (textile)
silk (fiber)
baleen
Garment, Foundation
Corset
Corset
Marked but no description of marks.
Unknown
Gift of Mrs. Lucy Brigham
1938.651
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