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Corset box

Corset box
 1885-1889

Medium
Ivory coloured, paper-covered box with label "Manufacture de Corset Belges L'Union Fail La Force"
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Anne Schofield, 1976
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Ivory coloured, paper-covered box with label "Manufacture de Corset Belges L'Union Fail La Force"
Measurements
7 × 42 × 8
Accession Number
D76-1976
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Anne Schofield, 1976
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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