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  • Cream Silk Stockings With Lace Inserts, c. 1900s, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cream Silk Stockings With Lace Inserts

    Cream Silk Stockings With Lace Inserts Date: c. 1900s Origin: United States Fabric: Silk Brand: Unknown   Cream silk knitted stockings with delicate, sheer blonde lace inserts at the front of each…
    July 28, 2018
  • Cotton Padded Bust Improver With Lace Trim, c. 1880-1900s. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Cotton Padded Bust Improver With Lace Trim

    Cotton Padded Bust Improver With Lace Trim Date: c. 1880-1900s Origin: Unknown Fabric: Cotton Brand: Unknown   A cotton padded bust improver, trimmed with a delicate leavers lace and joined with silk…
    July 28, 2018
  • Black Cotton Corset With Spoon Busk, Pink Flossing Embroidery & Woven Trim, c. 1890-1900s, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    Black Cotton Corset With Spoon Busk, Pink Flossing Embroidery & Woven Trim

    Black Cotton Corset With Spoon Busk, Pink Flossing Embroidery & Woven Trim Date: c. 1890-1900s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Cotton Brand: Unknown   This corset offers a relatively straight silhouette and achieves…
    March 22, 2018
  • 'The Scott' Ventilated Hip Pad & Bustle by Charles H. Scott, c. 1905, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    ‘The Scott’ Ventilated Hip Pad & Bustle by Charles H. Scott

    'The Scott' Ventilated Hip Pad & Bustle by Charles H. Scott Date: c. 1905 Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton Brand: Charles H. Scott   A bustle and hip pad designed to support…
    January 20, 2018
  • 'Stella' Ivory Satin Corset With Flossing Embroidery & Cording by C. T., c. 1900, made in France for the USA market. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice.

    ‘Stella’ Ivory Satin Corset With Flossing Embroidery & Cording by C. T.

    'Stella' Ivory Satin Corset With Flossing Embroidery & Cording by C. T. Date: c. 1900s Origin: Made in France for the USA market Fabric: Silk satin outer, cotton lining Brand: C. T.…
    December 14, 2017
  • Split drawer step in with insertion lace and ribbonslot detail, c. 1900. The Underpinnings Museum shot by Tigz Rice Studios 2017

    Ribbon Slot & Insertion Lace White Cotton Step In

    Ribbon Slot & Insertion Lace White Cotton Step In Date:  c. 1900s Origin: Unknown. Possibly Great Britain Fabric: Cotton and lace Brand: Unknown, likely custom made   Combinations were a style of underwear popularised…
    December 13, 2017
  • Cream Silk Hose Supporter Suspender Belt, c. 1900s. From The Underpinnings Museum collection Photography by Tigz Rice

    Cream Silk Hose Supporter Suspender Belt

    Cream Silk Hose Supporter Suspender Belt Date:  c.1900s Origin: Unknown Fabric: Silk and elastic Brand: Custom made   This early form of the suspender belt was likely intended to be worn over a…
    November 12, 2017
  • Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings, c. 1900, Great Britain From The Underpinnings Museum collection Photography by Tigz Rice

    Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings By Bourne & Hollingsworth

    Floral Embroidered Black Silk Stockings By Bourne & Hollingsworth Date: c. 1894-1902 Origin: London, Great Britain Fabric: Silk Brand: Bourne & Hollingsworth   Machine knitted silk stockings with profuse silk thread embroidery at the…
    November 5, 2017
  • Overlocked Floral Jacquard Weave Ribbon Corset, c. 1900, Great Britain. The Underpinnings Museum. Photo by Tigz Rice

    Overlocked Floral Jacquard Weave Ribbon Corset

    Overlocked Floral Jacquard Weave Ribbon Corset Date:  c. 1900s Origin: Great Britain Fabric: Jacquard weave cotton Brand: Unknown Ribbon corsets began to appear at the turn of the century and offered women a…
    July 29, 2017
  • 'Langdon & Batcheller's Genuine Thomson's Glove Fitting' Corset, 'Made of English Netting', c. 1902, USA. The Underpinnings Museum. Photography by Tigz Rice

    ‘Langdon Batcheller’s Genuine Thomson’s Glove Fitting’ Corset, ‘Made of English Netting’

    'Langdon Batcheller's Genuine Thomson's Glove Fitting' Corset, 'Made of English Netting' Date:  c. 1902 Origin: United States Fabric: Cotton bobbinet tulle, 'English netting' Brand: Langdon Batcheller's Genuine Thomson's Glove Fitting The incredibly lightweight…
    July 29, 2017
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