Royal Worcester and Bonton Corsets advertisement with woman portrait – Antique Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Royal Worcester and Bonton Corsets advertisement with woman portrait comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Royal Worcester and Bonton Corsets advertisement with woman portrait
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Royal Worcester and Bonton corsets are the names that stand out in this advertisement, which pairs a portrait of a woman with the promise of a well-fitted figure. Corset makers of this period often used respectable, studio-style portraits to suggest elegance and good breeding, and advertisements like this one were a common feature of magazines and trade cards. Worth noticing is how the sales message is folded into the image itself, so the product and the ideal of womanly shape are presented as one and the same.
| Original scan | 639 × 882 px |
|---|---|
| Reference | 767 |
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