Cream wool band corset - straight edge; curved edge finished with cream tape; slit at one end for passing opposite tie through to tie across front.
bands (binding components)
wool (textile)
Waist, Corset
Waist, Corset
1. Note - ""white flannel bands"" 2. ""D.C."" cross-stitched in red in corner. Also, see note for #1969.6669-6723. This item not included in list.
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6674
Title Corset Accession Number 1969.6675
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