Green flannelette corset, 1900Image of embroidery detail. A busk front corset produced in 1900.
Green flannelette corset, 1900Image of embroidery detail. A busk front corset produced in 1900. It is made from a heavy green flannelette, which has been lined with brown twill. Part of the Symington Collection of corsetery and swimwear collection. Some of the collection is on display at Snibston Discovery Museum, Coalville or can be viewed by appointment at the Collections Resources Centre Two types of ribbon and the reinforcement stitching provide the decoration on an otherwise plain corset. The scalloped edged ribbon has been overlapped with a straight edged one. The top stitching used secures the ribbon while strengthening the top edge of the corset -- source link
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