A wedding corset
1839
Object PlaceUSA
Medium/TechniqueCotten sateen with cording and quilting and bone eyelets
DimensionsOverall: 25 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 34 1/4 in. (64.8 cm, 97.99 lb., 87 cm)
Overall (measured flat overall for storage, with straps up): 57 × 52.4 cm (22 7/16 × 20 5/8 in.)
Center back: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Center front: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
Overall (measured flat overall for storage, with straps up): 57 × 52.4 cm (22 7/16 × 20 5/8 in.)
Center back: 38.1 cm (15 in.)
Center front: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Misses Mildred and Margaret Allen
Accession number51.1959
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
about 1830-40
about 1830
mid to late 19th century
1840s
19th century
1830–40
mid-19th century
early 18th century
early 18th century
first third of 18th century
About 1860
About 1860