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Corset

1750–75
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Corset
  • Date: 1750–75
  • Culture: European
  • Medium: silk, cotton, wood, baleen
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Lee Simonson, 1939
  • Object Number: C.I.39.13.206a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The Costume Institute

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