> I think there is a picture of the Manchester stays in "Corsets and > Crinolines", with a later date. I have a drawing from a student of > the same stays, also dated later. I think that date given was 1670 - > court dress of this time had the tops of the shoulders exposed.
I just got out Cut of Women's Clothes also by Waugh, the 1968 printing, and plate 10 shows the stays laid out and a date of 1645 is given. "10. 1645. Corset of cherry red satin, bound with turquoise ribbon. El Wilson Filmer collection. Art gallery, Hull This corset shows the low horizontal neck line as seen in the back view on Plate 12." And plate 12 is a paiting "La Toilette" G. ter Borch, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Just thought I'd pass that on. I love this book by the way. I'm just glad I finally got my hands on a copy! Michaela http://glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.2/373 - Release Date: 22/06/2006 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
