Female Dress - European Stays or Corsets

8/14/2019 Female Dress - European Stays or Corsets

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Plate XX: Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1751-1777)


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Plate XX: Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1751-1777)


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Plate XXI: Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1751-1777)


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Plate XXII: Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1751-1777)


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Plate XXIV: Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1751-1777)


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Plate XXIV: Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1751-1777)

TippedLaces

TippedLaces

WhaleboneBusks

MeasurementStrip

WhaleboneMaking the

Eyelet


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French Silk Brocade Corset

c. 1700 - 1720(Karen Augusta Auctions)


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French Lace Silk Damask & Linen Corset

c. 1735 - 1770(Les Arts Dcoratifs)


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French Corsetc. 1730 - 1740

(Los Angeles County Museum of Art)


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French Blue Silk Damask Corset with Printed Linen Lining

c. 1750(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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French Corset (Front)c. 1750

(Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology)


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French Corset (Back)c. 1750

(Museum at Fashion Institute of Technology)


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French Silk Corset (Front)c. 1750 - 1760


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French Silk Corset (Back)c. 1750 - 1760


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French Corset (Front)c. 1750 - 1760

(Joconde Muses de France)


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French Corset (Back)c. 1750 - 1760



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French Corset with Sleeves (Front)c. 1750 - 1760



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French Corset with Sleeves (Back)c. 1750 - 1760



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French Silk, Linen, Leather, Wood & Baleen CorsetLate 1760s

(Metropolitan Museum of Art)


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Alsace Corsetc. 1770 - 1780

(Les Arts Dcoratifs)


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French Front Laced Corset

Signed J. LePoutre c. Early 18th Century(The British Museum)


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"Dame sa toilette recevant un cavalier"

by Jean-Franois de Troy c. 1734(Private Collection)


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LA BRILLANTE TOILLET DE LA DEESSE DU GOUT18th Century

(The British Museum)


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LA BRILLANTE TOILLET DE LA DEESSE DU GOUT18th Century

(The British Museum)


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The Party Cookby Jean-Honor Fragonard 1775

(Wallraf-Richartz Museum)


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French Corset Maker - Gallerie des Modes

by Pierre-Thomas LeClerc 1778(Museum of FineArts, Boston)
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"Co!ure d'une Dame..."by Pierre-Thomas LeClerc 1781(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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"Co!ure d'une Dame..."by Pierre-Thomas LeClerc 1781(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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LESSAI DU CORSET1785

(Private Collection)


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LESSAI DU CORSET1785

(Private Collection)


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European Staysc. 1740 - 1760

(Manchester Art Gallery)


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European Silk, Cotton, Wood & Baleen Staysc. 1750 - 1775



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European Silk, Cotton, Wood & Baleen Staysc. 1750 - 1775



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European Silk Stays18th Century



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European Silk Stays18th Century



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Western European Linen Staysc. 1770 - 1790

(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)


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European Green Silk Damask Corset3rd Quarter 18th Century



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European Red Silk, Leather, Iron, Baleen, and Linen Staysc, 1775 - 1785



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European Red Silk, Leather, Iron, Baleen, and Linen Staysc, 1775 - 1785



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German Staysc. 1780

(German National Museum)


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Spanish Corset or CotillaEarly 18th Century

(Les Arts Dcoratifs)


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Spanish Corset or Cotillac. 1750

(La Fotogrfica Museu Texti)


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Italian Corset1770s



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Italian Silk Stays (Front)Mid 18th Century



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Italian Silk Stays (Back)Mid 18th Century



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Italian Silk Stays (Front)Mid 18th Century



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Italian Silk Stays (Back)Mid 18th Century



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Italian Silk Stays (Front)c. 1780



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Italian Silk Stays (Back)c. 1780



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1776


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Detail of a Corset for Pregnant Women Laced by the two sides at APlate XXIV: Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1751-1777)


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French PREGNANCY or NURSING Corset with Side Lacings (Front)c. 1750 - 1760



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French PREGNANCY or NURSING Corset with Side Lacings (Back)c. 1750 - 1760



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French PREGNANCY or NURSING Corset with Side Lacings (Front)c. 1750 - 1775



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French PREGNANCY or NURSING Corset with Side Lacings (Back)c. 1750 - 1775



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French PREGNANCY or NURSING Corset with Side Lacingsc. 1750

(Muse du Costume de Chteau-Chinon)


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Young Girl in StaysThe Cattle Market by Jan Josef Horemans I (Flemish)


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French Childs Corset (Front)c. 1750 - 1775



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French Childs Corset (Back)c. 1750 - 1775



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French Childs Corset with Sleeves (Back)c. 1750 - 1760



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European Childs StaysLate 18th Century


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German Staysc. 1790

(German National Museum)


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Laces Peddlerby Anne Claude Philippe de Tubires, Comte de Caylus after Edme Bouchardon 1738



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