1840s corset

1840 corset

I’ve already posted about the difference between swiss waists, waist cinchers, corsets & corselets. This week, I’m going back in history, and back to basics, to discuss the differences between stays, jumps & corsets. Stays, was the term used for the fully boned laces bodices worn under clothes from the late 16th or early 17th century, until the end of the 18th century. Before this boned garments were called (in English at least) a ‘pair of bodies’ – for each side of the stays. via here (but…

The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Two by Two," September 10–November 17, 1996.New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Costume and Character in the Age of Ingres," September 9–November 21, 1999

Der Bazar, 8 July 1858. University of Dusseldorf.

Corded Taffeta Corset, 1840 Corsets, Jill Salen, 2008

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Corset, cotton with stitching and cording, England, 1820s-1830s

1840-1850, probably America White cotton corset boned with baleen and white cotton petticoat with eyelet border Kent State University Museum

Corset of boned linen back stitched in silk, England, ca. 1840

Corset in brown cotton. Decorative beige embroidery and stitching. In the front two vertical slots to insert baleen. A bow on the top of the front panel as decoration. The top and armholes are finished with brown piping. In the back there is a closure with string holes and cord.