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Maternity corset of brown canvas with brown and white cotton trim. Closes with loop and knob closure, lacing on the bottom sides. Steel boning with steel-tipped reinforcement creates semi-circular boned waist. Two straps create halter neckline.

Maternity corset of brown canvas with brown and white cotton trim. Closes with loop and knob closure, lacing on the bottom sides. Steel boning with steel-tipped reinforcement creates semi-circular boned waist. Two straps create halter neckline.

Corset

Description

Maternity corset of brown canvas with brown and white cotton trim. Closes with loop and knob closure, lacing on the bottom sides. Steel boning with steel-tipped reinforcement creates semi-circular boned waist. Two straps create halter neckline.

Creator

Date

circa 1856

Materials

Canvas, steel

Dimensions

Bust: 22.5 inches; Hips: 27.5 inches

Object ID

1956.56.61

Accession Number

1956.56

Resource ID

11387

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. James Harford Cranwell

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.