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Bodice or stays of silk with white flowers on grass-green ground, square neck, half-length sleeves with 'manches à racquette', front panels with boning and busk, linen lining
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Bodice or stays of silk with white flowers on grass-green ground, square neck, half-length sleeves with 'manches à racquette', front panels with boning and busk, linen lining

anonymous · c. 1750 - c. 1770 · weaving; tanned; chamois (animal material); linen (material); silk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Stays or Corset of Silk with a Grass-Green Ground and White Flowers, with a Square Neck, Half-Length Sleeves with 'manches en racquette', Front Panels Completely Boned with Busque, Lined with Linen. Model: Front Panels Composed of Two Parts, One of Which Without a Shoulder Seam Continues into the Back Panel. The Back Panel Consists of a Single Piece of Silk. At the Straight Hem, a Partially Folded Skirt is Attached, Ending in an Oval Shape at the Center Back. On Both Front Panels, Centered Against the Blind Closure, Six Eyes Fringed with Green Silk are Placed, with Two Vertical Busks of 6 mm Placed One Above the Other, Fitted with Sheepskin at the Top and Bottom. This Sheepskin Runs Along the Entire Bottom of the Bones and Around the Armholes. The Tapering Bones are Worked in a Coarse Linen Fabric and Fitted with Two Horizontally Placed Bones at Equal Distances. On the Bones, a Band of Coarse Green Linen is Sewn on Both Sides to be Tied at the Front.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
corsagestay
Credit lineKeurslijf of rijglijf van zijde met witte bloemen op grasgroen fond, vierkante hals, halflange mouwen met 'manches à racquette', voorpanden voorzien van baleinen en busque, linnen voering. c. 1750 - c. 1770. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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