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Small pair of child's stays made of blue and white linen ticking; edged with leather binding along top and bottom hems. They are made as for an adult, with tabbed lower hem and pointed stomacher, with boning inserted. They close by lacing through hand-stitched eyes placed at the center back.
corsets
linen (material)
ticking
twill
Stay
B3779
Unknown
Gift of Miss Mary Frye
1938.580
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