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The corset was first introduced into Europe in the fifteenth century.
Corsets constrict the waist and, according to fashion, either flatten
or push out the breasts. In the eighteenth and nineteenth century,
corsets were so stiff and constricting they sometimes permanently
changed the shape of the skeleton and the internal organs and thus
caused serious health problems. This pale green corset dates from
the early nineteenth century.
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database record 1930.84.2
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