Doll's Corset
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Blanche Parmelee
(American, 1896 - 1987)
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1900
MediumMachine-stitched cotton, cotton lace, unidentified boning, non-ferrous metal grommets
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (length x width): 4 x 8 1/2in. (10.2 x 21.6cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of the Rev. Louis W. Pitt, Jr., in memory of Elizabeth B. Pitt
Object number2001.36.6
DescriptionDoll's corset made of very pale pink cotton sateen, edged in coarse, white, bobbin-type lace on top and bottom. The boning is covered by strips of white sateen. Coarsely woven cotton lines the inside back edges of the corset. A tape (now missing) would have been laced through the five metal grommets along each back edge to adjust the corset.
Status
Not on view
