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Lot 21

Sale 770 - Luxe Holiday: A Collectors' Collection
Dec 11, 2020 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
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$1,000 - 2,000
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$625
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Lot Description

Five Women's and Children's Corsets with Related Documentation, and One Corset Cover, 1880s-1900


This lot includes five corsets, one corset cover, and five advertisements.

THE FIRST
White cotton twill corset with shoulder straps, front post and loop closures, stocking clasps, and center back lace up closure. Laces are included, though likely not original.
Unlabeled, though the stocking clasps are stamped: Ferris / Pat. Aug. 27, 89
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGW.123 (1890's)

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 10.25"
Chest: 35"
Waist: 27"
Hips: 34.25"
Length (underarm to hem): 10.5"

THE SECOND
White cotton twill "Ferris Good Sense" youth corset with shoulder straps, front post and loop closures, elasticized stocking clasps, and center back lace up closure. Laces are not included. Reg. U.S. Pat. 804.
Label: Made in America / Ferris Bros. Co. 804
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGG.004.1915

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 8.5"
Chest: 23.5"
Waist: 21.25"
Hips: 27"
Length (underarm to hem): 11.5"

THE THIRD
Two Ferris Advertisements Clippings:
1) 1890 Children's Ferris' Good Sense Corset Waists, Harper's Magazine
2) 1892 Women's Ferris' Good Sense Corset Waist, Harper's Magazine 
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
Child 5" x 3.5"
Woman 4.75" x 3.5"

THE FOURTH
White cotton twill corset with shoulder straps, gathered bust with side pockets, center front button closures, and center back lace up closure. Laces are included, though likely not original.
Label (stamped): Royal Worcester, Style 365
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGW.122.1880s

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 9.25"
Chest: 28"
Waist: 18.5"
Hips: 27"
Length (underarm to hem): 9.75"

THE FIFTH
George Frost Equipoise Corset Advertisement, Harper's Magazine, 1894 
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
9.75" x 6.5"

THE SIXTH
Unbleached cotton herringbone pre-teen corset with eyelet trim along the neckline, attached shoulder straps, front button faux-closures, and center back lace up closures. Laces are not included.  
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGG.003.1890

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 7"
Chest: 26"
Waist: 22.75"
Hips: 24.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 10"

THE SEVENTH
White cotton herringbone corset with shoulder straps, front button closures, elasticized stocking clasps, and center back lace up closures. Laces are not included. 
Label: Ideal / Size 22
Size Label: 22
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: UGW.027.1900

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 10"
Chest: 25"
Waist: 20.5"
Hips: 30.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 13"

THE EIGHTH
Black silk satin corset cover lined in white sueded leather, and front metal button closures. 
Unlabeled
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A

Approximate Measurements:
Shoulders: 14.5"
Chest: 36"
Waist: 26.5"
Length (underarm to hem): 9"

THE NINTH
Harness' Electropathic Belt Advertisement, ca. Late 19th Century
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
8.75" x 11" 

THE TENTH
Dr. Carter Moffat's Feather Weight Electric Belt Advertisement, ca. Late 19th Century 
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
8.25" x 10.5"

THE ELEVENTH
The Carbolic Smoke Ball Advertisement, ca.1890
Mary D. Doering Archive No.: N/A
10.5" x 8.25" 

Property of Mary D. Doering, Falls Church, Virginia

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