[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”Cotton And Bow Lace Appliqué Chemise”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”3735″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date:  c. 1910 Origin: United Kingdom Fabric: Cotton This Edwardian chemise is made of an extremely fine cotton lawn and would have been worn directly against the skin, underneath a corset. It has been cut with a princess line down to around the mid-thigh,…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”‘The Scott’ Ventilated Hip Pad & Bustle by Charles H. Scott”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”7312″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date: c. 1905 Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton Brand: Charles H. Scott   A bustle and hip pad designed to support the fashionable skirt shape of the 1900s. This pad fastens with a simple waist tie. A similar pad…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”‘Stella’ Ivory Satin Corset With Flossing Embroidery & Cording by C. T.”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”6903″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date: c. 1900s Origin: Made in France for the USA market Fabric: Silk satin outer, cotton lining Brand: C. T.   A luxurious Parisian corset by ‘C.T.’, created for an American department store at 13th & Chestnut Street,…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”Silk Habotai Split Drawers With Embroidery, Lace & Silk Ribbon Slot Trim”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”9925″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date: c. 1910s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk habotai Brand: Custom made   A luxurious pair of split drawers made in a lightweight habotai silk. Split drawers were commonly worn until well into the 1920s, with the open…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”Watered Silk & Elastic Hose Supporters With Gilded Suspender Clips”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”10097″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date: c. 1890s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk & Elastic Brand: Unknown   A pair of luxurious hose supporters made with watered silk ribbon, trimmed with fine lace trim and embellished with cream silk rosettes. Narrow pale blue elastic strips…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”Hand Stitched, Corded & Embroidered White Cotton Corset”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”12578″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date: c. 1830-1840s Origin: Unknown Fabric: Cotton Brand: Custom made   An early cotton corset, in a transitional silhouette between the conical stays of the 18th century, and the more hourglass lines of the later 19th century. This garment was made before…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”Grey Herringbone Coutil Corset With Ribbon Slot Lace Trim & Woven Ribbon Embellishment By Corset Cigno”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”14770″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date: c. 1900s Origin: Italy Fabric: Cotton coutil Brand: Corset Cigno   An extremely lightweight corset, crafted from a very fine herringbone cotton coutil and structured mostly with baleen bones. This garment appears to…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″][lab_heading title=”Silk Brocade, Linen & Leather Stays With Alterations & Jet Beading”][/lab_heading][vc_single_image image=”14753″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]Date: c. late 18th century Origin: Germany Fabric: Silk metal brocade, leather, linen Brand: Custom made   A pair of late 18th century stays, crafted from an interior of strongly woven lining and an outer of fine silk-metal blend…