Dress with Whale Bone Structure

Unknown Creator1700/1850

Lynn Museum
King's Lynn, United Kingdom

Floral dress with baleen structure. Baleen (more commonly known as whalebone) was the plastic of its day. It was strong but flexiable. It was used in ladies dresses to help them achieve the ideal shape and figure.

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Title: Dress with Whale Bone Structure
Creator: Unknown Creator
Date: 1700/1850
Location association: King's Lynn
Display Type: Reserve collections
Type: Dress
Medium: Silk brocade

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