At 21:04 08/09/2005, you wrote:
On 9/8/05, Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am sorry to disagree with you, but whalebone for corsets is totally > flexible. I inherited a gross whalebones from a corsetiere - they are > maybe from the 1940's or 50's. Interesting. What a completely different experience. Wish you were even in the same hemisphere so I could have a look. How thick are the bones in the corset? (Do they differ throughtout the corset?) The various ladle handles were .75 to 1 square cm, too thick for corsetry. I believe the Sothebys guy said they'd been heated to meld them into decorative twists. Perhaps there is a processing difference. Oh boy, another bit of curious minutia to track down. If I had a nickel for every bit of minutia...
The loose bones and the corset bones are both roughly the same size and thickness as modern white-covered steel bones - the ones with the tips. They are not all identical in thickness, but it is millimetres if not micromillimetres in difference. It is quite clear that they have been "sliced" lengthways. (The corset is quite light by the way - far lighter than if it was boned with steel.)
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