Corset from 1882. Chicago History Museum. Accession Number: X.3491.2010

(Source: digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org)

A corset of silk from 1900. Chicago History Museum. Accession number: 1961.278

(Source: digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org)

Woman’s corset of lilac cotton circa 1880-1885. Bath Fashion Museum. Accession Number: BATMC I.27.8

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The Royal Worcester Corset Company created this corset in the 1870s. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 2009.300.3496a–e

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French silk corset dating from 1891. The Met. Accession Number: C.I.45.27a, b

Child’s corset from the 1870s. Fashion Museum Bath Accession Number: BATMC III.26.37

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Woman’s American corset from the 1870’s. Probably a summer corset due to the ventilation between the boning. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession Number: 2009.300.3104a–c

Corset from 1864 made in England or France of blue silk lined in linen. Accession Number:T.169-1961

(Source: collections.vam.ac.uk)

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American corset from 1876 made of silk with steel boning. The Met. Accession Number: 2009.300.3106a–c