Stays
Date1760-1775
OriginEurope, England
MediumSilk (fabric remnants); linen (lining); baleen (boning)
DimensionsWidth: 24" Waist: 20 3/4"; Chest: 23" Length: 10"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1994-28
DescriptionBoned bodice lining for a child's back-laced court or formal gown, orignally covered with blue ribbed, watered silk (largely missing). Cream plain-woven linen is stitched and boned in channels. Rear eyelets for lacing. Marked in ink on inside, PE(?) in script.Construction History:
1. 1760-1775: Initial Construction
2. the bodice was cut down at a later date, and it is possible that waist tabs were removed at that time.Mark(s)PE in ink.ProvenancePrior to 1830, Anna Maria Dacres [ca. 1752-1830] (Devon, England); unknown date, unknown owner; 1993, sold at auction by Christie's (London, England); prior to 1994, purchased by Cora Ginsburg, Inc. (Sharon, CT); 1994, purchased by The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
