<Li> <P> A pair of stays, c. 1780 . The Fashion Museum, Bath, England . </P> </Li> <P> A pair of stays, c. 1780 . The Fashion Museum, Bath, England . </P> <P> By 1800, the corset had become primarily a method of supporting the breasts, as the waist was raised to just under the bust line . Corsets still slimmed the torso but this was not their primary purpose . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Regency short stays circa 1810 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Short stays circa 1803 </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Nursing Corset US - Patent 169,159 (1875) </P> </Li> </Ul>

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