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  • Tapered Carved Wooden Busk With Floral Relief, late 18th century. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Tapered Carved Wooden Busk With Floral Relief

    Tapered Carved Wooden Busk With Floral Relief Date: c. late 18th century Origin: Unknown Fabric: Wood Brand: Custom made   A wooden busk with a tapered shape, intricately carved in relief with…
  • Silk Brocade, Linen & Leather Stays With Alterations & Jet Beading, late 18th c., Germany. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Silk Brocade, Linen & Leather Stays With Alterations & Jet Beading

    Silk Brocade, Linen & Leather Stays With Alterations & Jet Beading Date: c. late 18th century Origin: Germany Fabric: Silk metal brocade, leather, linen Brand: Custom made   A pair of late…
  • Carved Wooden Sweetheart Busk With Lovebirds, c. late 18th century to early 19th century. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Carved Wooden Sweetheart Busk With Lovebirds

    Carved Wooden Sweetheart Busk With Lovebirds Date: c. late 18th century to early 19th century Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Wood Brand: Custom made   A carved wooden busk, with engraved motifs of…
  • Padded Silk & Chenille Embroidery Garters With Metal Springs, late 18th century, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Padded Silk & Chenille Embroidery Garters With Metal Springs

    Padded Silk & Chenille Embroidery Garters With Metal Springs Date: Late 18th century Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Silk, fine metal springs Brand: Custom made   Before the invention of suspender belts, stockings…
  • Carved Wooden Sweetheart Busk, late 18th c. - early 19th c., Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Carved Wooden Sweetheart Busk

    Carved Wooden Sweetheart Busk Date: c. late 18th century to early 19th century Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Wood Brand: Custom made   Early busks were often made of wood, bone or baleen…
  • Silk Brocade & Leather Stays, c. 1770s, Austria. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Silk Brocade & Leather Stays

    Silk Brocade & Leather Stays Date: c. 1770s Origin: Tyrol, Austria Fabric: Silk brocade, linen, leather, baleen Brand: Custom made   The stays were found hidden in a Tyrolean farm, with little…
  • c. 18th century whaleboned stays, X-rayed in 2016, Austria Kindly donated by http://www.kurvendiskussionen.at/ From The Underpinnings Museum collection.

    Silk Brocade & Leather Stays X-Rays

    Silk Brocade & Leather Stays X-Rays Date: Stays c. 18th century, X-ray taken in 2016 Origin: Austria   These medical grade X-rays show the interior construction of a pair of 18th century…