Corset
A well-documented example, this corset perfectly illustrates the understructure required to accomplish the dominant S-curve silhouette of the time. It was purchased at the well-known Parisian department store Au Bon Marché in 1904. The front-lacing, as opposed to the usual back lacing, is highly unusual for this period. It became a more popular feature for corsets later in the 20th century, as it allowed a woman to put on and adjust the corset by herself.
Artwork Details
- Title: Corset
- Department Store: Bon Marché (French, founded ca. 1852)
- Date: 1904–6
- Culture: French
- Medium: cotton, metal, elastic, bone, silk
- Credit Line: Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of E.A. Meister, 1950
- Object Number: 2009.300.3123a–e
- Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute
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