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Subiaco Museum > Records

CORSET: HIPS

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Overview

Pink cotton corset with elastic and herringbone weave metal fastenings. 20 plastic stays are sewn vertically into garment with heavier cotton fabric. The 2 outer pieces have half of the surface lined with a pink stretching material wider than the other piece from which at either side are 7 hooks and 5 eyes to attach and secure the lacing. The stretch fabric has on one side 4 metal flat oval shaped pieces to hook the metal pins from the other side of the stretch material. The lower edge has 4 garters attached. The upper edge has a stretch material band.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-1985.1517

Item type

Material

Width

770 mm

Height or length

430 mm

Statement of significance

Representative, example of corset.

Subiaco Museum

Subiaco Museum

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