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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"

Measurements
7 × 42 × 8

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Anne Schofield, 1976

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Accession Number
D76-1976

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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