1840s 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

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1840 corset

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

This is the first corset I’ve sewn a long time ago: a boned 1840s corset. I didn’t use any pattern; I’ve just used pictures as reference. I based it on antique 1830s and 1840s corsets, such as this 1830s corset, this 1840s corset and this 1840s corset – all at the MET museum. And here’s … Continue reading 1840s Boned Corset →

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A tumblr collection of historical corsets, stays and other parts of historical underwear.

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Der Bazar, 8 July 1858. University of Dusseldorf.

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19th-century pink corset with 32-inch waist.

corset 1820-1830

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1830-1840 England. Corset.