A Selection of the corsets from the museum..

A French corset. Early 19th cent.

A Cosrset from late 1800's. This corset wasn't actually boned, just heavily padded to create shape.

This was the working Lady's corset, hence the colour! This had ties along the CF for extra movement.

This corset actually had a piece of wood running down the CF. This was slightly bowed to fit to the body. This was very heavy and structured. Date un-known.