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Corset
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Stays
Corset
American
late 18th to early 19th century
Place of Use: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Linen twill (glazed), hemp plain weave (buckram), baleen, and silk thread
Dimensions
Center front: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Center back: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.)
Center back: 33.3 cm (13 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent
Accession Number49.903
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPartially boned stays in glazed linen twill, spaced baleen bones through out crossing at sides above shallow waist tabs, six lacing holes at front, pieces of extra cloth sewn to front opening, top edge bound in cotton/linen twill tape, self binding along bottom edge, shoulder straps have been cut off, buckram interface, self lining, seams and lacing holes sewn with silk thread
InscriptionsWritten on cloth label sewn inside: "Stays probably worn by Mehetable Stoddard (Hyslop) [1719-1792] about 1750"
ProvenanceInherited by Miss Georgiana Welles Sargent (born 1858) of New York City; Gift of Emily Welles Robbins (Mrs. Harry Pelham Robbins) and the Hon. Sumner Welles, in memory of Georgiana Welles Sargent, to MFA, 1949