Stays
Clothes for Women
Inventory number
2017.3.11.5.CW.UN.C1750.IT
Description
Italian stays with a puffy quilting method. It has the distinction of having wooden whales.
From a marquis family from Palermo.
Material
Cotton
Origin
circa 1750
Sicily
Exhibitions History
• 2018.03.31–2018.09.23. ‘Secrets in silhouets: The underside of fashion in Provence from the 18th to the early 20th century. With the participation of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Curators: Eva Lorenzini and Clement Trouche. The Provencal Costume and Jewellery Museum, Grasse, France.
