c.1900-1903. A dove grey (known during the time as Putty) coutil corset made for a working class woman. This model of corset is utilitarian in construction and style. The coutil is sturdy and is sparsely decorated, this would have been a cheaply made corset which would have made it affordable to working class women. It would have given the wearer support and a contemporary figure appropriate to her station in life without the exaggerated extremes of the fashionable S-bend shape. The bust is corded for support and the waist is not as pinched as fashionable corsets were, this would have been appropriate and more comfortable for a working woman.
The corset is not lined and is boned with watchspring.
Measurements: Bust 29", Waist 22", Hips 27 1/2", Busk length 12".

From the collection of L. Hidic
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