c.1901. Stunning tea rose silk damask corset with pink rosebuds. Pale pink silk ribbon trimming along top, edged in lace and decorated with embroidery. Satin ribbon band trims bottom of corset. Lovely antique polished brass busk and hook marked, Meilleur. Bias seaming with three hip gussets and one front bust gusset.
Inside stamped, Madame Lemay Corsetiere, Astor Court, Adj???ing Waldorf Astoria. Madame Lemay was possibly the corsetiere for the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Park Avenue, NY. Perhaps this corset was a special commission for a hotel guest. Supported with 26 whalebones.
Bust 33, waist 21.

From the collection of M. Talkington
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