Various iron corset resources; some you may know about already. Thought it wouldn't hurt to give. Just ignore this if it does help. Museum of Man at San Diego's Balboa Park could help. "region's only museum devoted to anthropology-as well as arts, culture and scientific achievements" http://www.museumofman.org/ The Met www.metmuseum.org had an exhibition in 2001-02 titled Extreme Beauty: The Body Transformed which listed a rare 16th c iron corset. The Museum at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology) www.fitnyc.edu Craft Culture has a review on United Notions http://www.craftculture.org/review/speck3.htm Bit of history: http://www.fashion-era.com/early_corsetry.htm#16th_Century_Iron_Corsets
Contacting these places could result in a good lead. Remember to ask the right questions. > Subject: [h-cost] iron corset > > I'm trying to find information on the iron corsets that show up in museum > collections and shocking costume- or corset-history websites. Specifically, > I'm trying to track down sources for some of the information that is bandied > about (without references) online. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
