Whalebone corset, known as a pair of stays - Unknown / Inconnu

Corsets and Stays Age Of Antiquity Historical Costuming

HandBound: Whalebone Stays - Who Wore Them?

From Whale Jaws to Corsets: How Sailors' Love Tokens Got Into Women's Underwear

HandBound: Whalebone Stays - Who Wore Them?

Throughout much of the 18th century, a conical torso with a defined waist and rounded bosom was seen as the ideal shape. Our 1750s closed front stays

1750s Stays — Synthetic Whalebone

Corset, French

From Whale Jaws to Corsets: How Sailors' Love Tokens Got Into Women's Underwear

Make No (Whale)Bones About It: Debunking those Corsetry Myths - LancasterHistory

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