Corps
ouvert à la duchesse (stays, open in front):
front, back
& half of finished stayss
Corps fermé par-devant (stays, open in front):
half of finished stays,
back, front
Corps
à la françoise fermé par-devant
(French stays, closed front)
Corps
à l'angloise fermé par-devant
(English corset, closed front)
Corset (bodice):
Front and back of top fabric,
Front and back of lining, sleeve
These are photographs of the original plates:
plate 20, plate
22
There are other plates from Diderot's Encyclopédie on an extra page...
source: Recueil des Planches
sur les Sciences et les Arts: Tailleur de corps, 1751-72
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