Corset, Woman's
Production date
1912-1932
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
Corset, female, white cotton, with pink flowers, metal stays around body; elasticised at top around edge; silk bow at front; lacing at back attached to belt at front for tightening; stocking suspenders attached.
Classification
COSTUME Underwear woman
Production date
1912-1932
Production place
Measurements
Centre front length 355mm; centre back length 370mm
Media/Materials description
Cotton (Textiles)
Indeterminate Textile (Textiles) Elastic
Nickel (Metal Plating) Brass
Silk (Textiles)
Indeterminate Textile (Textiles) Elastic
Nickel (Metal Plating) Brass
Silk (Textiles)
Signature/Marks
MODEL 24 1922
'PATENT NO. 4597
THE HOUSE OF JENYNS \ 194-208 MELBOURNE STREET, STH. BRISBANE, QLD
'PATENT NO. 4597
THE HOUSE OF JENYNS \ 194-208 MELBOURNE STREET, STH. BRISBANE, QLD
History and use
This corset comes from the House of Jenyns, established in Queensland by husband and wife Ebenezer and Sarah Jenyns. Formerly surgical instrument makers, Sarah and Ebenezer began making corsets at a time when they were being repurposed as hygienic, offering health benefits to their wearers. The partnership did not last and Sarah herself became the brains behind the Jenyns Patent Corset, which was designed to alleviate the backache, poor posture and other negative impacts of traditional corsets.
Under Sarah’s direction, Jenyns sold patent rights to manufacture and sell the corsets all over the world.
In the 1950s the business passed to the second generation and expanded into maternity wear and high fashion foundation garments. By 1964 the company had more than 500 employees. In the 1990s, after nearly a century, one of Queensland’s most successful clothing companies ceased operating and today Jenyns corsets are no longer made.
This particular corset is based on a 1922 patent and was made at the company’s factory in Melbourne St, South Brisbane.
Under Sarah’s direction, Jenyns sold patent rights to manufacture and sell the corsets all over the world.
In the 1950s the business passed to the second generation and expanded into maternity wear and high fashion foundation garments. By 1964 the company had more than 500 employees. In the 1990s, after nearly a century, one of Queensland’s most successful clothing companies ceased operating and today Jenyns corsets are no longer made.
This particular corset is based on a 1922 patent and was made at the company’s factory in Melbourne St, South Brisbane.
Registration number
H25266
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