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  • Cotton Dressing Jacket With Whitework Embroidered Trim, c. 1880s, France. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Cotton Dressing Jacket With Whitework Embroidered Trim

    Cotton Dressing Jacket With Whitework Embroidered Trim Date: c. 1880s Origin: France Fabric: Cotton Brand: Unknown   A dressing jacket in white cotton with a woven, openwork pattern. It is embellished with…
  • Cotton Lawn Corset Cover Half Samples By The Excelsior, c. 1880-1900s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cotton Lawn Corset Cover Half Samples By The Excelsior

    Cotton Lawn Corset Cover Half Samples By The Excelsior Date: c. 1880-1900s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Cotton lawn, machine lace, silk ribbon Brand: The Excelsior   This is a series of seven…
  • 'What Is It?' Christmas Card By Angus Thomas, c. 1880s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘What Is It?’ Christmas Card By Angus Thomas

    'What Is It?' Christmas Card By Angus Thomas Date: c. 1880s Origin: Great Britain Brand: Angus Thomas   This c. 1880s Christmas card, published by Angus Thomas, features a die cut illustration…
  • Warner Bros Coraline Corsets Booklet, c. 1880s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum

    Warner Bros Coraline Corsets Booklet

    Warner Bros Coraline Corsets Booklet Date: c. 1880s Origin: United States Brand: Warner Bros   This c. 1880s booklet produced by the Warner Brothers is mostly dedicated to describing the Coraline material…
  • 'Electric Corset' & 'Electropathic Belt' Promotional Materials By Harness, c. 1880s, Great Britian. The Underpinnings Museum

    ‘Electric Corset’ & ‘Electropathic Belt’ Promotional Materials By Harness

    'Electric Corset' & 'Electropathic Belt' Promotional Materials By Harness Date: c. 1880s Origin: Great Britain Brand: Harness   The Edison Electric Light Company (later the General Electric Company) was established in 1878…
  • Cotton Dressing Gown With Tucks & Whitework Embroidery, c. 1800s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Cotton Dressing Gown With Tucks & Whitework Embroidery

    Cotton Dressing Gown With Tucks & Whitework Embroidery Date: c. 1880s Origin: USA Fabric: Cotton Brand: Unknown   A long dressing gown in a tightly woven cotton. It is cut with a…
  • 'Equipoise' Cotton Twill Waist, c. 1880s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    ‘Equipoise’ Cotton Twill Waist

    'Equipoise' Cotton Twill Waist Date: c. 1880s Origin: USA Fabric: Cotton twill Brand: Equipoise   The Equipoise Waist was patented in 1876 by Miss Emmeline W. Philbrook of Boston, MA and shown…
  • Embroidered Cotton Lawn Corset Cover & Split Drawers, c. 1880s-1890s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Embroidered Cotton Lawn Corset Cover & Split Drawers

    Embroidered Cotton Lawn Corset Cover & Split Drawers Date: c. 1880-1890s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Cotton Brand: Custom made   A corset cover and pair of split drawers in fine cotton lawn…
  • Assortment Of Corset Bones, Baleen & Steel, c. 19th century. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Assortment Of Corset Bones, Baleen & Steel

    Assortment Of Corset Bones, Baleen & Steel Date: 19th century Origin: Unknown Fabric: Baleen, steel, textile coverings Brand: Unknown   An assortment of baleen and steel bones, most commonly used to support…
  • Machine made lace from the collection of Karolina Laskowska. The Underpinnings Museum

    Collection Of Machine Made Laces

    Collection Of Machine Made Laces Date: c. 1870s-1950s Origin: Great Britain, France Fabric: Silk, Nylon   A collection of machine made laces. Many of these laces were not intended for lingerie, but…