corset & stays

Summary

Natural linen, embroidered with coloured silks in back, lined with white cotton; all edges bound with linen tape. Front is in one shaped section with triangular gusset at each side for bust, centre front casing for busk [missing] and casings for bones each side back, otherwise unstiffened. The back is in one shaped section and each centre side opening features piped edges and 14 pairs of worked eyelet holes [lacing is missing]. There is a double strap at each side with 2 worked eyelet holes at each free end. Embroidered all over with geometric motifs, mock pocket each side.