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.
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Textile piece, Italian, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Catalog, Live Auction - Spring Sartorial Surprise - Visions of Vintage-9260 by Augusta Auctions
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PAIR OF LINEN & WHALEBONE STAYS, ITALY OR SPAIN, 1760s sold at auction on 10th May
18th Century Linen Stays - Sew Historically
These regency stays are made in light blue 100% linen fabric. A delicately crocheted daisy trim decorates the neckline. Perfect for Belle or Alice
Natural Linen 18th Century Stays
c. 1785 Green Linen Stays (Construction Details) – The
Stays, England, 1770-1790, Silk damask, lined with linen, reinforced with whalebone, hand-sewn, V&A, T.909-1913 - The Dreamstress
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c. 1785 Green Linen Stays (Construction Details) – The
PAIR OF LINEN & WHALEBONE STAYS, ITALY - Augusta Auctions