Corset Covers: Protection Against Soiling and Indecency – Maryland Center for History and Culture

Throughout the course of this past week, we have processed quite a number of petticoats and corset covers. When these undergarments were stored in Pratt House in the past, at least twenty of these textiles were packed one on top of the other in a single box – a testament as to why rehousing the costume collection is such a necessity for preserving fascinating textiles.

Oct 1974 - On-Line Newspaper Archives of Ocean City

A Cultural History of the Human Body in the Age of Empire 9781350049765, 9781845204952, 9781472554666, 9781847887924

How 19th-Century Activists Ditched Corsets for One-Piece Long Underwear, Innovation

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Social Life, by Maud C. Cooke

Clothing - Corset cover, Eliza Towns, Mid to late 19th century

Underwear – Digital Collections – Maryland Center for History and Culture

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Clothing - Corset cover, Eliza Towns, Mid to late 19th century

Mountain Xpress 06.26.13 by Mountain Xpress - Issuu

Atavist Originals Archives - The Atavist Magazine