Woman's Stays
Artist/maker unknown, American
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Late 18th centuryMedium:
Cotton plain weave, silk thread, baleen, linen tapeDimensions:
Center Back Length: 11 3/4 inches (29.8 cm) Waist: 43 inches (109.2 cm) Circumference (Bust): 46 inches (116.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
1998-162-51a,bCredit Line:
Gift of the heirs of Paul D. I. and Anna Shinn Maier, 1998
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
Late 18th centuryMedium:
Cotton plain weave, silk thread, baleen, linen tapeDimensions:
Center Back Length: 11 3/4 inches (29.8 cm) Waist: 43 inches (109.2 cm) Circumference (Bust): 46 inches (116.8 cm)Curatorial Department:
Costume and TextilesObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:1998-162-51a,bCredit Line:
Gift of the heirs of Paul D. I. and Anna Shinn Maier, 1998
Label:
These stays have a forty-three-inch waist, showing that, then as now, not all women's figures conformed to the fashionable ideal. This is truly a "pair" of stays since there is lacing in both back and front.
These stays have a forty-three-inch waist, showing that, then as now, not all women's figures conformed to the fashionable ideal. This is truly a "pair" of stays since there is lacing in both back and front.