Artifact Details

Title

Antique wasp-waist Victorian corset

Catalog Number

500000057

Type

Physical object

Description

Off-white cotton corset with five metal fasteners along the center-front and brass eyelet holes with laces down the center-back. Machine-made eyelet lace trim, with satin ribbon partially extant, along the waist. There are a pair of decorative bows, edges frayed, at the waist, center-front. Vertical metal stays are fully encased.

Dimensions

overall: 1 in x 17 in x 17 1/2 in

Category

Ephemera/Textile/Clothing

Credit

Computer History Museum

Lot Number

R0345.2015