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Object Description
Basic ID
Wedding corset, 1901. Silk satin, silk ribbon. Maker unknown. Gift of Miss Elizabeth Cheney. 1984.503.17
Title
Corset
Date
1901
Description
Corset of pink silk satin, of numerous three-inch ribbons with center front corset closure; center back cotton laces (not original). Original pink silk laces are extremely fragile and were replaced in 2010 for exhibition.
Materials/Techniques
silk (fiber)
satin
cotton (fiber)
Object History
Worn by Elizabeth Hooker Cheney at her wedding on September 11, 1901.
Subjects
weddings
Object Types
corsets
Classification
costume (mode of fashion)
Categories
clothing
underwear
Credit Line
Gift
of
Miss
Elizabeth
Cheney
Owner
Chicago
Historical
Society
Exhibition History
I Do! Chicago Ties the Knot. Chicago History Museum. (2010/05/22 - 2011/01/03)
Object Number
1984.503.17
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index.cpd
Rights
All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name
Costume and Textile Collection
Repository
Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
Additional Information
Basic ID
Wedding corset, 1901. Silk satin, silk ribbon. Maker unknown. Gift of Miss Elizabeth Cheney. 1984.503.17
Title
i54807
Rights
All rights reserved. Contact Chicago History Museum, Rights & Reproductions (rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org) for use.
Collection Name
Costume and Textile Collection
Repository
Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038
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