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Corset Cover

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1905-1915

GUSN

GUSN-73586

Description

Cream cotton; shoulder straps (reinforced with twill tape) & neckline have scalloped embroidered edges; front neck embroidered with scrolling floral garland; holes around neckline for drawing ribbon/drawstring; drawstring at waist, blouson effect with narrow tucks at waist front; four buttonholes; all buttons missing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

corset covers
cotton (textile)
embroidering
Underbodice
Cover, Corset
Cover, Corset

Inscription

1. ""DSC"" embroidered at left front. 2. Piece of cotton stitched into right front with handwriting in pencil - ""12 like/model/with mark""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5213

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