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Costumes & Textile Collection:
Detail of Woman's Stays (Corset)
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Interior view of the stays, showing
the plain linen lining, possibly a replacement of the well-worn original,
though it too has repairs and patches.
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Detail of the stays showing the
precisely stitched channels which contain the boning, and the kid
leather strip secured through the eyelets, protecting them from wear.
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