Stays of silk taffeta lined with silk, England, 1780sStays of cream silk taffeta lined with silk, and bound and laced with matching ribbon. Short waisted, with square tabs at the hips, a low square neck and shoulder straps which tie at the back. It is laced with matching ribbon down part of the front and there are stitched eyelet holes for a laced back fastening. At the hips are more eyelet holes, possibly for the attachment of hip pads. Bones on the centre front and back have been removed.