Corset cover

Museum number:
7-7298
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21070007298
Alternate number:
2107 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Black taffeta corset cover, no sleeves, black lace appliqué on front center neckline, floral embroidery around neckline, tiny pattern of stitching connecting collar piece to body creating tiny holes. Tie strings in center back, gently gathered waistline. 18.5"long 17.5"wide
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Europe, unspecified
Verbatim coll. place:
Europe?
Materials:
Silk and Silk (embroider, lace, silk)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Corset covers and Lace (needlework)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Corset cover, accession number 7-7298, described as Black taffeta corset cover, no sleeves, black lace appliqué on front center neckline, floral embroidery around neckline, tiny pattern of stitching connecting collar piece to body creating tiny holes. Tie strings in center back, gently gathered waistline. 18.5"long 17.5"wideHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Corset cover, accession number 7-7298, described as Black taffeta corset cover, no sleeves, black lace appliqué on front center neckline, floral embroidery around neckline, tiny pattern of stitching connecting collar piece to body creating tiny holes. Tie strings in center back, gently gathered waistline. 18.5"long 17.5"wide
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Corset cover, accession number 7-7298, described as Black taffeta corset cover, no sleeves, black lace appliqué on front center neckline, floral embroidery around neckline, tiny pattern of stitching connecting collar piece to body creating tiny holes. Tie strings in center back, gently gathered waistline. 18.5"long 17.5"wide

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