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)
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
Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewabout 1892
about 1820-1835
about 1910-1920
about 1875-1895
about 1932
about 1965
about 1835
about 1820-1830