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
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.
Object number2001.36.6
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