By A Mystery Man Writer
Linen whalebone stays w/ steel under bust form & velum underarm reinforcements, stay channels in type of highly unusual quilted stitch, B 31", W 24", L 9"-14.5",(laces N/I, broad stains & discoloration throughout, velum stiff & cracking, tiny-0.25" wear holes to all bindings, 1" seam opening & 0.25" tear CF top edge at busk, 0.5" hole in lining) very good.
Linen whalebone stays w/ steel under bust form & velum underarm reinforcements, stay channels in type of highly unusual quilted stitch, B 31, W 24, L 9-14.5,(laces N/I, broad stains & discoloration throughout, velum stiff & cracking, tiny-0.25 wear holes to all bindings, 1 seam opening & 0.25 tear CF top edge at busk, 0.5 hole in lining) very good.
Gerzina_Black-London
Whalebone and the Wardrobe of Elizabeth I
Exhibition Note: A Home Upon the Seas - Florence Griswold Museum
Stays, England, 1770-1790, Silk damask, lined with linen
Victorian Era – 5-Minute History
Italian castle, palace and village on sale for $2 million
PAIR OF LINEN & WHALEBONE STAYS, ITALY OR SPAIN, 1760s sold at
Victorian Era – 5-Minute History
Linen whalebone stays w/ steel under bust form & velum underarm reinforcements, stay channels in type of highly unusual quilted stitch, B 31, W 24,
PAIR OF LINEN & WHALEBONE STAYS, ITALY OR SPAIN, 1760s
Nantucket Antique Whale Ivory and Whalebone Swift circa 1850
Corset, French
My 18th century source — Women's Undergarments
Where to buy materials for the Augusta Stays - The Dreamstress