#costumecontraptions

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crinoline, 1856-1860, MMA

A particularly janky version of a cage crinoline. The latticed metal was intended to collapse when the wearer sat down.

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19th century maternity corset, MMA.

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Corset, c. 1820, MMA

This is a rare example of a man’s corset. Men’s corsets were used from the late 1810s-1830s to help men achieve the fashionable, wasp-waisted silhouette.

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c. 1765 French Painted Wood Female Mannequin wearing a Robe à la française made of French metallic silk brocade, trimmed with pink ribbon,  metallic lace, and white linen bobbin [possibly milanese] lace engageantes.

From Pelham Galleries, London.

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Paul Huot, Female Mannequin, ca. 1816; wood, metal, horsehair, wax, silk, cotton and painted papier-mâché head, 163 x 65 cm, (Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, Sammlung Angewandte Kunst)