Object Number 1952.0275

Object Name

Stays

Category

Textiles (Clothing)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

United States, North America

Date

1750-1780

Materials

Linen; Metal

Dimensions (inches)

17.25 (H)

Dimensions (centimeters)

43.82 (H)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Swan, Susan Burrows. 1977 Plain & Fancy: American Women and Their Needlework, 1700-1850.
• Published: p.124, fig. 66
[Thesis] Dorsey, Samantha. 2008 “For neatness, true fitting, shape and fashion”: The craft and consumption of stays in eighteenth century America. M.A. University of Delaware
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