Corset of ivory muslin is gored with boning all around
- Title
- Corset of ivory muslin is gored with boning all around
- LC Subject
- underwear
- Donor
- Emberson, Heather V.
- Designer
- Wells, E. B.
- Description
- Corset of ivory muslin is gored with boning all around; back lacing with hook closure off to the side of the lacing; trimmed at the top with embroidery and open-work of crocheted net; embroidered fabric circles form a scalloped hem on the trim.
- Designer Label
- Corsets/ E.B. Wells/ Washington
- Motif
- embroidered fabric circles form a scalloped hem
- Work Type
- corsets
- Location
- United States
- Date
- 1910/1919
- Identifier
- 1984.001.066
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Cotton
- Technique
- Gored with boning; Combined lacing and hook closure
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- The Wells (Corset) Shop was located at 1331 G Street, Washington, D.C. In April 1921 E.B. Wells created corsets in Le Directoire Mode which were featured in the shop.
