Corset Covers: Protection Against Soiling and Indecency – Maryland Center for History and Culture
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Throughout the course of this past week, we have processed quite a number of petticoats and corset covers. When these undergarments were stored in Pratt House in the past, at least twenty of these textiles were packed one on top of the other in a single box – a testament as to why rehousing the costume collection is such a necessity for preserving fascinating textiles.
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Seven Days, April 17, 2002 by Seven Days - Issuu
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The Journal of Dress History, Volume 2, Issue 1, Spring 2018 by The Journal of Dress History - Issuu
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Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 89, Number 2, 2021 by Utah
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1870s Christine Corset Cover PDF PATTERN Victorian Undergarment
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Petaluma Historian - A blog of stories about Petaluma history
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The Journal of Dress History, Volume 2, Issue 1, Spring 2018 by The Journal of Dress History - Issuu
Dover Publications
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Bound & Determined: A Visual History of Corsets, 1850-1960 (Dover Fashion and Costumes)
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