There are boned bodices in the Museum of London, but manly from the
1650's. I recently looked at bodices and a beautiful pair of stays from
the 1670's. There are museums in England apart from the V &A and the Mof L
that have boned bodices I am sure. Possibly Bath has one, and maybe Platt
Hall in Manchester, which also has a pair of 17th century stays I believe.
I will post the name of a book listing existing garments in British
museums when I can find it.
Suzi
I should have been more specific; I don't know of any boned bodices or
corset in existance before after 1603 but before 1640. I believe the pinked
white silk in the V&A is dated 1640. The bodice styles changed drastically
about 1620, and changed again around 1640-45, so looking at the later
garments doesn't really help much.
Melusine
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