Corset
Details
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- Medium
- silk
- Origin
- French
- Department
- Costume Institute
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Gift of Miss Marion Hague, 1945
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Artistic Disciplines
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Fashion Design and Wearable Art Both · 99%
The museum classifies the object as a corset, and the image clearly shows a structured garment intended for wear.
Subject Matter
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Related to Fashion Both · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a corset and places it in the Costume Institute; visually, it is an elaborately constructed fashion garment.
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Flora Both · 99%
The catalog lists Roses as a subject, and the image visibly shows repeated rose and leafy motifs across the garment.
Visual Qualities
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The corset is densely embellished with floral patterning, elaborate upper trim, repeated vertical decoration, and contrasting edging.
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Patterns Visual · 99%
Repeated floral sprays, leafy branches, vertical lines, and decorative borders create a patterned surface across the garment.
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Symmetrical Visual · 92%
The front construction is organized around a strong central axis, with paired panels, fastenings, channels, and a broadly balanced silhouette.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The museum dates the corset to 1891.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 96%
The catalog identifies the maker as French and gives the place of origin as French.
Textiles
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Use of Fabric Both · 98%
The object is a textile garment, and the museum identifies silk as its medium.
Source & rights
Maison Léoty. Corset. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.