1820 ca. Typical Regency Wrap Corset.. Worn over a chemise. Cross-over fabric and lacing at the back. Tied around at the front. via Roger-Viollet Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris. Object number- GAL1957.16.17  Corsets changed at the e4nd of the Regency Era to fit well under clothing,  give maximum support and comfort. Corsets pushed up breasts and showed off the bust line beneath a square-cut and low-cut neckline as in the early 1800s, or Regency years. Jane Austen and her female and friends would have worn this type of soft wrap corset. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook17.

Corsets worn during the early 1800s, or Regency Era, or Jane Austen’s lifetime, when dresses were low cut with square necklines. https://books2read.com/SuziLoveCorsetBook17