Wedding Corset
Medium
Cotton, metal, bone, silk
Classification
Wedding Corset
Culture
British
Department
Costume Institute
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Amelia Beard Hollenback, 1966
Accession Number
2009.300.7485a, b
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of Victorian Britain with the *Wedding Corset* crafted by Thomson, Langdon Co. (also known as W.S. Thomson & Company in 1874. by a renowned London corset maker, this garment exemplifies the era's obsession with the hourglass silhouette, where corsets were essential undergarments that cinched the waist to dramatic proportions—often as small as 18 inches—for both everyday wear and special occasions like weddings. As a bridal piece, it would have provided the structured foundation for the bride's elaborate gown, symbolizing purity, propriety, and the idealized female f...
About the Artist
Thomson, Langdon & Co.|W.S. Thomson & Company (American|British) · 1865 | –9999 |
American, founded 1865|British