Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset
Title
Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset
Subject
Advertising cards
Business cards
Corsets -- History
Women's Clothing -- History -- 19th Century
Amherst (Mass.)
Business cards
Corsets -- History
Women's Clothing -- History -- 19th Century
Amherst (Mass.)
Description
Trade card distributed by H. B. Edwards & Co., an Amherst clothing store that operated in Merchants' Row from the 1880's to about 1915. The store specialized in ladies' fine underwear. The advertisement is for Warner Brothers Coraline Corsets, introduced in 1881. Coraline was a new stiffening agent that was much more flexible (and comfortable) than horn, reed, or whalebone, materials that were commonly used in corsets.
Publisher
Jones Library Special Collections
Date
Circa 1885
Rights
This digital file may be used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. Prior written permission is required for any other use of the digital files from the Jones Library.
Format
image/jpg
Language
English
Type
Cards
Identifier
Folder: Amherst -- Trade cards
Original Format
Advertising card
Physical Dimensions
3 x 5 in.
Citation
“Advertising card for Warner Brothers Coraline Corset,” Digital Amherst, accessed December 6, 2024, https://www.digitalamherst.org/items/show/929.