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  1. Bustle - 1981.033.27

    A white spring coil bustle with four springs enclosed in cotton muslin and ties for the waist. The springs are vertical. There was possibly a fifth coil that has been removed. There is a ruffle extension below the coils.

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    Bustle
  2. Bustle - 1984.102.138

    Bustle pad padded and stitched, semi-circular shape with three metal grommets at center. Light brown cotton cambric cover with cotton twill waist ties. Maker information stamped at center, partially illegible. "PATENTED/JUNE 10, 1902/[illegible]/Size No. 100"

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    Bustle
  3. Bustle - 2017.fic.1506

    Bustle with two steel horizontal springs of two graduated sizes. The piece is striped cotton with a narrow tie for around the waist. The end of the tie has an adjustable metal buckle.

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    Bustle
  4. Bustle - 2017.fic.1512

    A bustle or crinoline cape petticoat support made of an off white cotton. There are three tiers of metal strap shape in the bustle. The piece can be held in place with narrow ribbon (a possible replacement). The lower two straps are held in place by adjustable elastic straps with metal buckles. The top is gathered to a waistband with a metal buckle to adjust length.

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    Bustle
  5. Combination - 1954.002.02

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This leona is made of a cotton batiste. The skirt has an untrimmed self-fabric ruffle. Entredeux ribbon beading with drawstring at waist. There is a 2 shell button closure at the waist and one button at the neck. The bodice is open in the front...

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    Combination
  6. Combination - 1982.062.10

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is made of an off white cotton bati...

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    Combination
  7. Combination - 1982.062.21

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is made of an off white cotton batiste. The skirt has a self fabric ruffle trimmed with a machine made bobbin lace. The same lace is used as insertions across the bodice front. A A narrower version is ruffled at the neckline with a d...

    Record Type: Object

    Combination
  8. Combination - 1982.084.01

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is made of a white cotton batiste. The skirt has a self-fabric ruffle trimmed with eyelet. The same eyelet is used on the bodice with a drawstring at the neck. Eyelet entredeux and drawstring at waist. There is a 3 shell button closu...

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    Combination
  9. Combination - 1986.065.08

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is made of a cotton batiste, the skirt has an untrimmed slef-fabric ruffle. Entredeux ribbon beading with drawsring at waist. There is a 2 shell button closure at the waist and one shell button at the neck. The bodice is open in fron...

    Record Type: Object

    Combination
  10. Combination - 1987.051.13

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is made of a window pane check cotton batiste. The skirt has a self-fabric ruffle trimmed with valenciennes lace. Eyelet entredeux and drawstring at waist. There is a 2 shell button closure at the waist and one button closure at the ...

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    Combination
  11. Combination - 2005.015.01

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is constructed of a cream-colored fine cotton batsiste with a tattersall plaid woven in by varying the tread count. The skirt has a self-fabric ruffle and is trimmed with machine-made lace. The arms and neckline of the bodice are tri...

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    Combination
  12. Combination - 2005.015.02

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is constructed of a white cotton batiste. The skirt has a ruffle of a gauzier cotton, trimmed with lace that appears handmade. The arms and neckline of the bodice are trimmed with the same lace, and there is a ribbon insert at the wa...

    Record Type: Object

    Combination
  13. Combination - 2012.016.02

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is constructed of a white cotton batiste. The skirt has a ruffle of a gauzier cotton, trimmed with lace that appears handmade. The arms and neckline of the bodice are trimmed with the same lace, and there is a ribbon insert at the wa...

    Record Type: Object

    Combination
  14. Combination - 2018.004.01

    Women's undergarment made in La Crosse, WI. called "The Leona," after its inventor Leona Crichter of New York, this is a "three-in-one" which consolidates camisole, drawers and slip into one undergarment. This Leona is made of a cotton batiste, the skirt has an untrimmed self-fabric ruffle. Entredeux ribbon beading with drawstring at waist. There is a 1 shell button closure at the waist. The bodice is open in front as is the skirt with overlappi...

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    Combination
  15. Corset - 1982.062.54

    Corset in waist cincher, underbust style. Off white cotton, back lacing and center front hook closures. Pointed at top and bottom, center front and center back. Replacement brown shoe laces. Vertical boned seams. Narrow lace edging "26" stamped on the bottom edge.

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    Corset
  16. Corset - 1984.102.137

    Straight front silk damask corset. Laced back [blue grossgrain ribbon replacement laces] steel hook closure at center front. Fan shaped seams with point at waist. Steel boned vertical seams. Silk satin ribbon bow at center front. Hose supporters originally at center front and side back. Paper label: "No. 565/Parisiana/TRADEMARK/Size 26". Printed in ink on right side seam "Parisiana No. 565."

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    Corset
  17. Corset - 2017.fic.1498

    Straight front, linen batiste summer corset. Laced back, hook closure at center front. Top trimmed with cotton lace and ribbon. Fan shaped seams with point at waist. Boned vertical seams. Label: "W.B. [trademark] America's Leading Corset, Erect Form CORSETS/918"

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    Corset
  18. Corset - 2017.fic.1499

    A) Straight front corset with hose supporters. Off white floral damask, trimmed at top and bottom with cotton lace. Two hose supporters of satin ribbon at center front decorated with ribbon bows. Two elastic hose supporters at side back. "Velvet Grip" metal and elastic garters attached to hose supporters. Two corset bodies lace together at center back. Hook closures at center front, steel bonded seams. Printed label:"C/B A LA SPRITE/NO. L Aiglo[n...

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    Corset

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