Corset Collection (page 2)

Manufacture Royale de corsets, 1897. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Manufacture Royale de corsets, 1897. Private Collection

Wedding Corset, British, 1874. Creator: W. S. Thomson & Company
Wedding Corset, British, 1874

Stays, American, ca. 1835. Creator: Unknown
Stays, American, ca. 1835

Stays, American, 1825-35. Creator: Unknown
Stays, American, 1825-35

Madame Michel-Levy, 1882. Creator: Edouard Manet
Madame Michel-Levy, 1882

Tight Lacing or Hold Fast Behind, March 1, 1777. Creator: Matthew Darly
Tight Lacing or Hold Fast Behind, March 1, 1777

Cestina Warehouse or Belly Piece Shop, April 16, 1793. Creator
Cestina Warehouse or Belly Piece Shop, April 16, 1793. Possibly after George Moutard Woodward

Visit of the Nursemaid, 1633. Creator: Abraham Bosse
Visit of the Nursemaid, 1633

Modern Oddities by P. Pry Esq. Plate 1st: The Sleeves Curiously Cut, Ay There s
Modern Oddities by P. Pry Esq. Plate 1st: The Sleeves Curiously Cut, Ay Theres the Villainy - vide Shakespeare, June 30, 1829

Etudes sur les femmes, 1882-90. Creator: Henri de Montaut
Etudes sur les femmes, 1882-90

Two pairs of stays; breeches; bead bag; purse and quilted petticot, c18th century, (1937)
Two pairs of stays; corded linen breeches; leather stock; bead bag and embroidered purse; quilted petticoat; three pairs of spectacles; one silk shoe, 1937

Bodice of white satin slashed and pinked, c1620-1640, (1937). Creator: Unknown
Bodice of white satin slashed and pinked. A chemisette of silk or embroidery would show in the openings. Worn in reign of Charles I, c1620-1640, (1937)

Jane Lewson, Remarkable for her age and pecularities, 1821. Creator: Robert Cooper
Jane Lewson, Remarkable for her age and pecularities, 1821. Portrait of elderly wealthy eccentric Jane Lewson (nee Vaughan, died 1816) who claimed to have been born in 1700

Do not look into it. Private Collection

Corset making class, Bloomsbury Trade School for Girls, London, 1911. Two girls work on sewing machines while the rest of the class and the teacher are hand sewing

Crab Crab any Crab, Cries of London, (c1688?). Artist: Pierce Tempest
Crab Crab any Crab, (c1688?). A crab seller, carrying a basket of crabs on her head. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

The Merry MilkMaid, Cries of London, (c1688?)
The Merry MilkMaid, (c1688?). A milkmaid, carrying a large urn with smaller jugs attached to it, on her head. From Cries of London, (c1688?)

The Harmful Effects of the Corset (Phenomenes chimiques de la respiration)
The Harmful Effects of the Corset (Phe nome nes chimiques de la respiration), illustration from La Vie Normale et la Sante by Dr Jules Rengade, pub. 1881 (coloured engraving)

The Harlots Nurse or Modern Procuress, 1750
The Harlots Nurse or Modern Procuress, pub. 1750 (b/w engraving)

A La Dame Blanche. Fabrique de Lingerie, c. 1900. Private Collection

Do not enter, . Private Collection

Corsets. Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912. Artist: Atget, Eugene (1857-1927)
Corsets. Boulevard de Strasbourg, 1912. Found in the collection of International Museum of Photography and Film, Rochester

Woman standing from the front, clasping her corset, ca. 1883. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
Woman standing from the front, clasping her corset, ca. 1883. Private Collection

Young Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1893. Artist: Carriere-Belleuse, Pierre (1851-1933)
Young Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1893. Private Collection

Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1896. Artist: Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri, de (1864-1901)
Woman Adjusting Her Corset, 1896. Private Collection

Manufacture Royale, 1897. Artist: Privat-Livemont, Henri (1861?1936)
Manufacture Royale, 1897. From a private collection

Portrait of a Girl, 17th century, (1916). Artist: Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
Portrait of a Girl, 17th century. From The Connoisseur Vol XLIV by [Otto Limited, London, 1916.]

Murderation! Molly, Be Easy. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Murderation! Molly, Be Easy. Stereoscopic card detail

Taking in a Difficult Reef. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Taking in a Difficult Reef. Stereoscopic card detail

Advert for WB Reduso corsets, 1900s

Advertising page from the Yuletide, Christmas annual, 1887

Princess Louise, late 19th-early 20th century. Artist: W&D Downey
Princess Louise, late 19th-early 20th century. Portrait of Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife, (1867-1931), daughter of Queen Victoria

Choristers, c. 1925. Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Corset. Artist: Anonymous
Corset. Found in the collection of Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Advertisement for corsets, late 19th century

Card Number 12, Kate Vaughn, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke
Card Number 12, Kate Vaughan, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes, 1880s

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